Junko Tabei
Tabei at Communism Peak in 1985 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | 田部井 淳子 |
| Born | 22 September 1939 Miharu, Fukushima |
| Died | 20 October 2016 (aged 77) |
Junko Tabei (田部井 淳子, Tabei Junko, 22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016) was a Japanese mountaineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. She completed her climb of Mount Everest in 1975. [1] She was also the first woman to climb all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent. She was born in Miharu, Fukushima.[2]
Tabei died of peritoneal cancer on 20 October 2016 in Kawagoe, Saitama. She was 77.[3]
References
- ↑ Fawehinmi, Yolanthe (2019-11-28). "Moment in Time - May 16, 1975: Junko Tabei first woman to reach Mount Everest summit". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ↑ "Timeline - Women in Exploration". womeninexploration.org. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "Japanese Climber Junko Tabei, First Woman To Conquer Mount Everest, Dies At 77". NPR. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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