Junko Tabei Passed away | First Woman Everest Mountain Climber | Vanitha News Watch Vanitha TV, the First Women Centric Channel in India by Rachana .<br>Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb the worlds highest peak, has died at age 77, according to Japanese media reports.<br>Everests First Woman Climber Junko Tabei Dies At 77 The first woman to ascend Everest, Japanese climber Junko Tabei, has died aged 77, her family say.<br>LATEST - Junko Tabei, first woman to climb Mount Everest, dead at 77 LATEST - Junko Tabei, first woman to climb Mount Everest, dead at 77 Junko Tabei, the .