Junko Tabei - the First Woman to Summit Mount Everest
In 1975, Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to climb Mount Everest
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Show Notes
On May 16, 1975, Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei reached the summit of Mount Everest - and in the process became the first woman to ever climb the highest point on earth.
Sources
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Tabei
Women in Exploration: https://womeninexploration.org/timeline/junko-tabei/
Junko Tabei, first to summit Everest in 1975: https://www.jobradshaw.co.uk/blog/junko-tabie-pioneering-mountaineer-and-first-women-to-summit-everest"
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Junko_Tabei_85_(3to4).jpg
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