On May 16, 1975, Junko Tabei from Japan became the first woman to reach the summit of the Mount Everest. Tabei said she did not 'intend to be the first woman on Everest'. On Gravitas Recall we tell you how fate had other plans for Tabei.

Gravitas | Junko Tabei: The story of the first woman to reach Mount Everest summit

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Gravitas | Junko Tabei: The story of the first woman to reach Mount Everest summit