Junko Tabei, 1st woman to conquer Everest, dies at 77

Junko Tabei, 1st woman to conquer Everest, dies at 77

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2015, shows Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to conquer Mt. Everest in 1975. Tabei died of peritoneal cancer at a Saitama hospital on Oct. 20 at the age of 77, her family said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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