In 2012, Tabei told the Japan Times she was proud
of how her ascent was viewed.
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Everest, Tabei once said that he should be remembered
as the 36th man to climb the world's highest mountain peak.
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Everest, Tabei once said she preferred to be remembered
as the 36th person to climb the world's highest mountain peak.
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Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
and also the first woman to climb all seven highest peaks on every continent.
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In 1969, Tabei, looking for female companionship on her climbs,
started the“Ladies Climbing Club: Japan,” whose slogan read“‘let's go on an overseas expeditions by ourselves” and was the first of its kind in Japan.