Google honored the pursuits of Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei on the occasion of her 80th<\/sup> Birth Anniversary on September 22, 2019.<\/p>\n The Google doodle features Tabei scaling different mountains peaks.<\/p>\n Tabei became the first woman and 36th<\/sup> person to reach Mount Everest\u2019s summit. She\u2019s also regarded as the only woman <\/em>who reached mountaintops in 76 different countries.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Junko Tabei was born in the Japanese town Miharu in the Fukushima prefecture on September 22, 1939.<\/p>\n Several years later, Tabei\u2019s school trip to Mount Nasu had instilled the joy of climbing in her at a very young age.<\/p>\n While she was still 30 years, she created history by founding Japan\u2019s first Ladies Climbing Club<\/em> in 1969, despite the Japanese mindset that women should remain at home and clean it.<\/p>\n As part of her adventures, Tabei scaled Nepal\u2019s Mountain Everest in 1975 along with 15 climbers and 6 sherpas. Despite the setback of an avalanche which buried her camp for three days, Tabei was successful in completing her climb to the world\u2019s highest peak on May 16, 1975.<\/p>\n Tabei was happy about her climb, the fact that she was the 36th<\/sup> person to reach the peak did not deter her climbing spirit.<\/p>\n \u201cI did not intend to be the first woman on Everest,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Tabei climbed 69 major mountains across 60 countries in her lifetime. Even after being diagnosed with cancer in 2012, she continued to conquer the various world mountains.<\/p>\n Mountaineer Tabei passed away on October 20, 2016 at the age of 77 years.<\/p>\n Junko Tabei is a true inspiration to all women around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Google honored the pursuits of Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei on the occasion of her 80th Birth…<\/span><\/p>\nAbout Junko Tabei<\/h3>\n