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

PARIS: Japanese Junko Tabei became the first woman in history to climb the top of Mount Everest in May 1975.Half a century ...

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

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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 hours, ...

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 ...

Junko Tabei: Trailblazing Japanese mountaineer and the first woman to climb Everest. Jerzy Kukuzcka: Polish high-altitude legend with many first ascents and winter summits. Conrad Anker ...

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 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 ...