Episode 96: Junko Tabei
from Reaper Tales
This week to kick off women's history month, Montana tells us about Junko Tabei. She was the first woman to summit Everest and she also summited the Seven peaks. We hope you all raise a Mount Everest Cocktail to not only Junko, but to all the adventurous, brave and determined women in your life. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Tabei https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khumbu_Icefall https://www.breezeadventure.com/blog/mt-everest-base-camps-how-many-base-camps-are-on-everest https://vault.si.com/vault/1996/04/29/no-mountain-too-high-for-her-junko-tabei-defied-japanese-views-of-women-to-become-an-expert-climber https://www.outsideonline.com/2252936/junko-tabei-anniversary https://www.theheroinecollective.com/junko-tabei/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/world/asia/junko-tabei-dead.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay https://www.womeninexploration.org/timeline/junko-tabei/ Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei by Junko Tabei
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