Junko Tabei rose from obscurity in rural Japan to be a global icon of courage and adventure — especially for women who have ...

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 ...

Japan’s Junko Tabei became the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Half a century later, the world’s highest ...

Junko Tabei's summit of Everest on May 16, 1975 was not her hardest battle. It took her a lifetime to be acknowledged as a true pioneer.

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

Despite the extraordinary feats of Tabei and many other adventurous women, sexism and misogyny in mountaineering have persisted for decades.

On May 16, 1975, Japan's Junko Tabei became the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Half a century later, the ...

Historically, men have dominated the public record in mountaineering. In the last few years, the 70th anniversary of the ...