First woman atop Everest Junko Tabei of Japan dies aged 77

The first woman to conquer Mount Everest, Junko Tabei of Japan, died aged 77, media reported on Saturday. Tabei died of peritoneal cancer on Thursday at a hospital in Saitama

Junko Tabei. Pic/AFP

Tokyo: The first woman to conquer Mount Everest, Junko Tabei of Japan, died aged 77, media reported on Saturday. Tabei died of peritoneal cancer on Thursday at a hospital in Saitama.

She completed the first conquest of Mount Everest by a woman in 1975, accomplishing the feat via the southeast ridge route. She went on to conquer soaring peaks in several continents heralding the era of women climbers.

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