1st women to climb summit of Mt. Everest

This photo, taken in Kathmandu on May 27, 2003, shows Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei (C) in a parade to mark the 50th anniversary of the first ascent to the summit of Mt. Everest, achieved by New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary and Nepalese sherpa Terzing Norgay. Tabei became the first woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest on May 16, 1975. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo