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Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Junko Tabei
Japanese mountain climber (1939–2016)
Junko Tabei 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.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mount Everest
Earth's highest mountain
Mount Everest (known locally as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Qomolangma in Tibet, is Earth's highest mountain above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most recently measured in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)