Junko Tabei, a mountaineer who reached the summit of the world’s highest peak in 1975, died of cancer on Thursday, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. She was 35 when she reached the 29,000 foot summit of Mount Everest in 1975.
After she climbed Mount Everest, she went ahead and climbed the highest peaks in 70 countries.

Tabei became the first woman to scale the tallest mountains on all 7 continents in 1992, including Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt. Denali. Tabei was diagnosed with Cancer 4 years ago but she continued to climb while undergoing treatment.

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Junko receiving awards.....

Junko Tabei in 1985 at Communism Peak.

Photo by Jaan Künnap.

Some of the things you should know about her:

Junko Tabei (22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016) 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.

Tabei was born in Miharu, Fukushima, the fifth daughter in a family of seven children. 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. 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.

From 1958 to 1962, Tabei studied English literature and education at Showa Women's University, where she was a member of the mountain climbing club. After graduating, Tabei formed the Ladies Climbing Club: Japan (LCC) in 1969. The club's slogan was "Let's go on an overseas expedition by ourselves", and was the first of its kind in Japan. Tabei later stated that she founded the club as a result of how she was treated by male mountaineers of the time; some men, for example, refused to climb with her, while others thought she was only interested in climbing as a way to find a husband.

During this time, she climbed mountains such as Mount Fuji in Japan and the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. By 1972, Tabei was a recognized mountain climber in Japan.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Tabei

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These are the kind of women the world should the proud of.

I like her courage!

She is a good example of "what a man can do, a woman can do better"!

Thank God you've written your name in Gold before leaving this world!

May your path be smooth!

Rest well Ma!!!

This is one of the most vain human ideas