Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Helen Y. Rolfe, Junko Tabei, Yumiko Hiraki (Translator)Publish date:2021-09-02Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rocky Mountain Books IncorporatedISBN-13:9781771605274ISBN-10:1771605278UPC:9781771605274Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Adventurers & Explorers, MountaineeringSize:8.98 x 5.91 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCE2GE035J
Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of Junko Tabei
A collection of stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei (1939-2016), the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits.
New in paperback, Honouring High Places is a compelling collection of highlights from Junko Tabei's stirring life that she considered important, inspiring, and interesting to mountaineering culture. Until now, her works have been available only in...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rocky Mountain Books IncorporatedISBN-13:9781771605274ISBN-10:1771605278UPC:9781771605274Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Adventurers & Explorers, MountaineeringSize:8.98 x 5.91 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCE2GE035J
Junko Tabei (1939-2016) was born in Miharu, a small town in Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo. An amazing mountaineer and lover of peaks, she founded the Ladies Climbing Club in 1969 and reached the summit of Everest on May 16, 1975, as leader of an all-women Japanese team. After Everest, Tabei devoted her adult life to climbing the world's highest peaks, including the Seven Summits.
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