A. Karoline Mikkelson
B. Junko Taibei
C. Valentina Tereshkova
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The first women to climb Mt. Everest was Junko Taibei. Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Everest on May 16, 1975, at the age of 35. In 1975, she defied Japanese societal norms again when she left her young daughter with her husband while she traveled to Nepal to lead a group climbing Everest.
The first women to climb Mt. Everest was Junko Taibei. Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Everest on May 16, 1975, at the age of 35. In 1975, she defied Japanese societal norms again when she left her young daughter with her husband while she traveled to Nepal to lead a group climbing Everest.