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Junko Tabei
Junko Tabei in 1985 at Communism Peak
Born(1939-09-22)22 September 1939
Miharu, Fukushima, Japan
Died20 October 2016 (aged 77)
Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationMountaineer
Known forFirst woman to summit Mount Everest; first woman to ascend the Seven Summits

Junko Tabei (田部井 淳子, Tabei Junko, 22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016)[1] was a Japanese mountaineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent.[2][3][4]

Early life

Tabei was born in Miharu, Fukushima, the fifth daughter in a family of seven children.[5][6] She was considered a frail, weak child, but nevertheless she began mountain climbing at the age of 10, going on a class climbing trip to Mount Nasu.[5][7] Although she was interested in doing more climbing, her family didn't have enough money for such an expensive hobby, and Tabei made only a few climbs during her high school years.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Official website- profile". Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ^ Robert Horn (29 April 1996). "No Mountain Too High For Her : Junko Tabei defied Japanese views of women to become an expert climber". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Retrieved 29 December 2015
  3. ^ Otake, Tomoko, "Junko Tabei : The first woman atop the world", Japan Times, 27 May 2012, p. 7
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference alpinejournal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Junko Tabei, first woman to conquer Everest, complete 'Seven Summits,' dies at 77". The Japan Times Online. 2016-10-22. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  6. ^ a b "Junko Tabei defied Japanese views of women to become an – 04.29.96 – SI Vault". 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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