Japanese climber Junko Tabei was part of an-woman team climbing Mount Everest. Despite almost being crushed in an avalanche, ...

Junko Tabei from Japan became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. News of her ...

We take a look at when the best time to climb Everest is, why it is that the climbing window is so short and why summer and ...

Exhausted, having established camp five at just below 8,000m on the south side of the mountain, Junko Tabei and her team descended to camp two at 6,300m to rest. Then – avalanche! In the early ...

Exhausted, having established camp five at just below 8,000m on the south side of the mountain, Junko Tabei and the team descended to camp two at 6,300m to rest. Then – avalanche! In the early ...

Now that’s a wheelie long trip! Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountaineer who became the first woman to climb the highest peaks on seven continents. Her love for mountaineering began when her ...

Exhausted, having established camp five at just below 8,000m on the south side of the mountain, Junko Tabei and the team descended to camp two at 6,300m to rest. Then – avalanche! In the early hours, ...

Exhausted, having established camp five at just below 8,000m on the south side of the mountain, Junko Tabei and the team descended to camp two at 6,300m to rest. Then – avalanche! In the early hours, ...