Junko wasn't excited, though. When she was sitting on top off the world and looking down at Nepal and China,, She felt relieved and a little scared. You're only half finished with the climb when you're at the top. The climb down is difficult, and dangerous, too
Junko climbed to the top of the world, but she didn't stop there. She also became the first women to climb the Seven Summit the highest mountain on each continent on Earth. But, when Junko talks about her historic Everest climb, she doesn't say she's the first woman. She says she is the 36th person to reach the top