Junko Tabei from Japan is the first woman who reached the summit of Everest.
Junko was born in 1939 , went to Showa Women's University and is married with 2 children. She says she was attracted to mountain climbing by the experience of climbing Mt. Nasu with a teacher when she was 10 years old. She began climbing after graduating.
Junko became the first woman to reach the Everest peak, on 16th May, 1975 via the South-East Ridge route.
Since then, she has climbed many mountains all over the world, and is the first woman to have achieved the summits of the highest peaks on all seven continents.
She currently is the director of Himalayan Adventure Trust of Japan (HAT-J), an organization dedicated to preserving the mountain environment.
Junko became the first woman to reach the Everest peak, on 16th May, 1975 via the South-East Ridge route.
Since then, she has climbed many mountains all over the world, and is the first woman to have achieved the summits of the highest peaks on all seven continents.
She currently is the director of Himalayan Adventure Trust of Japan (HAT-J), an organization dedicated to preserving the mountain environment.
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