Mount Everest First Women Died | Junko Tabei First Woman to Climb Mount Everest Dead at 77. Social Network With Jennifer Rachel . Junko Tabei, the first woman to climb the worlds highest peak, has died at age 77, according to Japanese media reports. 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 . Junko Tabei died from cancer in a hospital near Tokyo. She was 77 years old. Learn more about this story at Find more videos like this .