Junko Tabei

junko tabei

Question: Recently Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb the world’s highest peak passed away, she belongs to which one of the following country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Japan
(d) Indonesia
Ans: (c)
Related facts:

  • On 20 October 2016 Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb the world’s highest peak passed away at age 77.
  • She was a Japanese mountaineer.
  • She was also the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent.
  • Tabei climbed the 29,000-foot summit of Mount Everest in 1975.

Reference:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/23/asia/junko-tabei-dead-at-77/index.html