How many women from Asia have climbed the Everest?

Answer 1

• The first woman to climb all the peaks; including Everest; was Japanese Juko Tabei, who finished in 1992. Junko Tabei; born September 22, 1939; is a Japanese mountain-climber who, on May 16, 1975, became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

• The Indian woman Arunima Sinha, 26, is the first Indian woman to succeed to reach the peak of Everest in October 2013. It is to be noticed that two years ago, Arunima Sinha; the former national level volleyball player was shoved from a moving train by thieves when she reportedly attempted to fight them off as they tried to stealing her purse. A passing train crushed her left leg, forcing doctors to amputate below the knee to save her life.

• the Filipino three women Leo Oracion, Erwin Pastour Emata, and Romi Garduce are the first three Filipinos who reached Everest in May 2006