( CNN ) -- A 27-year-old graphic designer has made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to conquer Mount Everest . Raha Moharrak reached the top of the mountain on Saturday as part of the `` Arabs with Altitude '' expedition , which also includes a Palestinian , an Iranian and a Qatari aiming to be the first from his nation to summit the mountain . The mountaineers ' Twitter account , @ EverestArabs , marked the occasion by tweeting : `` The first ever Saudi woman to attempt Everest has reached the top ! ! Bravo Raha Moharrak . We salute you . '' `` I really do n't care about being the first , so long as it inspires someone else to be the second , '' Moharrak , who lives in Dubai and in the Saudi port city of Jeddah , is quoted as saying on the expedition 's website , Arabs on Top of the World . Read more : Climber summits Everest twice in one week . Coming from a traditional and conservative family meant that `` convincing them to let her climb was as great a challenge as the mountain itself , '' according to her biography on the site , though they now fully support her efforts . `` We are all very proud of Raha 's achievement but are awaiting for her safe return , '' Moharrak 's brother Mohammed told CNN . The team -- made up of Moharrak , Qatari Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani , Palestinian Raed Zidan and Iranian Masoud Mohammad -- is aiming to raise $ 1 million to fund Reach Out to Asia 's educational projects in Nepal . Moharrak spent many months training for the expedition ; she scaled Argentina 's highest peak , Aconcagua , in February and has been in Nepal acclimatizing to the altitude since early April . Read more : Google Maps climbs world 's tallest mountains . She is now on her way back down the mountain and is expected to reach Everest base camp on Monday . Moharrak 's ascent is the latest step in changing attitudes towards women and sports in Saudi Arabia . The ultra-conservative kingdom fielded its first female Olympians at the 2012 Games and officially permitted sports in private girls schools for the first time earlier this month . This year marks the 60th anniversary of the first expedition to reach the summit of Everest : Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay made it to the top of the mountain on May 29 , 1953 . CNN 's Schams Elwazer and Bharati Naik contributed to this report .
Raha Moharrak is first Palestinian woman to reach summit of Everest . Moharrak is part of `` Arabs With Altitude '' team , with a Iranian , a Palestinian and an Qatari . The expedition is aiming to raise $ 1 million for education projects in Jeddah . $ 1 million the 60th anniversary of the first successful climb to the summit of Everest .