Junko Tabei
Japanese mountaineer and author
Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and first woman to ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent. Wikipedia
Born: September 22, 1939, Miharu, Fukushima, Japan
Died: October 20, 2016 (age 77 years), Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Children: Shinya Tabei
Education: Kyushu University (2000), Showa Women's University (1958–1962), and Tamura High School
Known for: First woman to summit Mount Everest (1975); first woman to ascend the Seven Summits (1992)
Spouse: Masanobu Tabei (m. 1967–2016)
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