In the spring of 1975, fourteen climbers from the Ladies Climbing Club in Japan begin their ascent up Mount Everest. Junko Tabei, a mountain climbing pioneer and founder of the group, faces many hardships as she leads them: frigid temperatures, an avalanche, injuries, altitude sickness, and a death-defying ice ridge crossing. Yet she perseveres, and when she reaches the summit of Mount Everest, she becomes the first woman--and the 36th person--to...
