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Also known as Junko Ishibashi, Tabei Junko, Ishibashi Junko

Japanese mountain climber (1939-2016)

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Junko Tabei was a Japanese mountain climber who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975, breaking through a major barrier in mountaineering at a time when the sport was dominated by men. Her achievement demonstrated that women could perform at the highest levels of extreme athletics and helped inspire greater female participation in mountaineering and outdoor adventure sports worldwide.

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www.junko-tabei.jp
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date of birth
1939-09-22
name in kana
たべい じゅんこ
name in native language
田部井 淳子
date of death
2016-10-20
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Junko Tabei (Japanese: 田部井 淳子, Hepburn: Tabei Junko; née Ishibashi; 22 September 1939 – 20 October 2016) was a Japanese mountaineer, author and teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent.

Tabei wrote seven books, organized environmental projects to clean up trash left behind by climbers on Everest, and led annual climbs up Mount Fuji for youth affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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