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Apr 2022
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Junko Tabei: Mountaineer

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Meet Junko Tabei, WHO was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Join Rebecca Sheir as Who, When, Wow reaches new heights following Junko's story. Discover the WOW she found on her journey to the top of the world, and head to whowhenwow.com for more activities based on this episode.

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