Junko Tabei
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 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) |
Tabei died of peritoneal cancer on 20 October 2016 in Kawagoe, Saitama. She was 77.[3]
Junko Tabei Media
The volcanic Chausu Peak of Mount Nasu
This is a photo of a natural site in Nepal identified by the ID
Junko Tabei, 1985Photo by: Jaan Kynnap
Junko Tabei on Communism Peak in 1985 together with two other Japanese and four Estonian mountaineers
References
- ↑ Fawehinmi, Yolanthe (2019-11-28). "Moment in Time - May 16, 1975: Junko Tabei first woman to reach Mount Everest summit" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. . https://www.telegraph.co.uk/womens-sport/2019/11/28/moment-time-may-16-1975-junko-tabei-first-woman-reach-mount/. 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. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/22/498971169/japanese-climber-junko-tabei-first-woman-to-conquer-mount-everest-dies-at-77. Retrieved 16 May 2019.