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. [1][2][3]

Tabei didn’t stop with Everest. By 1992, she had climbed the Seven Summits—the highest mountains on each continent. These include Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Mount Vinson, and Carstensz Pyramid. Tabei was the first woman to reach the top of all seven. In 2012, Tabei was diagnosed with cancer. Still, she kept climbing.

2020年5月22日 · Junko Tabei defied stereotypes, inspired women, and became the first woman to climb and complete Mount Everest and the Seven Summits. Some people think Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

2019年9月22日 · Excited more by mountain climbing than media attention, Tabei continued to scale new heights, including the “seven summits”—the highest peaks on each continent—as depicted in today’s Doodle. Even when battling illness, she continued climbing. Tabei eventually reached mountaintops in 76 different countries. Happy Birthday, Junko Tabei!

2024年11月1日 · Gr 2-5–“Junko’s hill was her entire world” opens this biography of an amazing mountaineer. At age 10, after climbing Mount Chausu, Junko Tabei found her passion. As an adult in Tokyo, she joined a mountaineering club that accepted women and spent her weekends climbing. She married a fellow mountaineer, started her family, and continued climbing.

Junko Tabei on Communism Peak in 1985 together with two other Japanese and four Estonian mountaineers. Photo by Jaan Künnap.

2023年12月1日 · In this blog, I will unravel the chronicles of Junko Tabei’s life, think of it—a narrative that transcends the icy altitudes and rocky landscapes. It’s a tale of a woman who defied societal expectations, climbed to unparalleled heights, and carved her own path in a male-dominated arena.

After summiting the world’s tallest peak, Junko took on a new challenge: protecting the wild spaces she loved for future generations. This gorgeously illustrated celebration of a trailblazing climber who shattered gender stereotypes invites us …

2019年9月23日 · Junko Tabei was the first woman to climb the Mt Everest. She was also the first woman to climb all the Seven Summits. The seven summits are the highest mountains in all the seven continents. It includes. Mt Aconcagua – 6,961 meters in South America. Mt Denali – 6,194 meters in North America. Journey of Tabei as a mountain climber.

Tabei, Junko (1939—) Japanese mountaineer who was the first woman to climb Mt. Everest. Born Junko Ishibashi in Miharu Machi, in the Fukushima prefecture, Japan, in 1939; graduated from Showa Women's College, Tokyo, 1962; married Masanobu Tabei (a mountaineer), in 1959; children: daughter Noriko (b. 1972); son Shinya (b. 1978).