50 years since first woman scaled Everest

Junko Tabei, the first woman to scale Everest. Pic/AFP

On May 16, 1975, Japan's Junko Tabei became the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Half a century later, the world's highest mountain is set to record its thousandth ascent by a woman. By May 2025 women had reached the top of the scaled the 8849 metre-high peak 962 times, while men had got there 11,955 times.

Meanwhile, an Indian man died after scaling Everest - the second fatality of this year's climbing season. Subrata Ghosh, 45, reached the top on Thursday but died about 50 metres below the summit while descending.

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