Zemřela Japonka Junko Tabei, první žena, která vylezla na Mount Everest. Podlehla rakovině. Bylo jí 77 let.

Junko Tabei (český přepis Džunko Tabei) stanula na Everestu v roce 1975.

Kromě toho se v roce 1992 stala první horolezkyní, která zdolala nejvyšší vrcholy všech světadílů tzv. Seven Summits.

Rakovinu ji zjistili před 4 roky. Zemřela 20.10. 2016 v Japonsku v nemocnici.


Junko Tabei v roce 1985, Pik Komunismu, Pamír, Tadžikistán (foto wiki volné dílo)

The world will miss the inspiring Junko Tabei. "Let's go on an overseas expedition by ourselves." #womensstudies #junkotabei #mteverest #ladymountaineer

Fotka zveřejněná uživatelem @womens_studies, Říj 22, 2016 v 3:59 PDT

We are all climbing our own mountains. Through peaks and valleys,  challenges along our path, it is our experiences that give us the wisdom that we wouldn't have truly understood otherwise. Pictured here is Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach to top of Mount Everest. In 1979, at 35 years old, she reached the top at 29,000 feet. She pioneered a movement of female climbers at a time when men refused to climb with her and some told her it was an excuse to find a husband. She went onto complete the Seven Summits climbing the tallest peak on each continent.  RIP Junko! The path you forged showed women that we can ascend in ways we never thought possible. She conquered her mountains, now let's conquer our own!

A photo posted by @ladiesadventureclub on Oct 23, 2016 at 12:32pm PDT