1998, to May 23, 2007. On May 23, 2007, Woodall was able to locate Arsentiev's body, and after a brief ritual, dropped her to a lower location on the face, removing the body from view. In 2014, "Green Boots" was moved to a less conspicuous location by a Chinese team. See also List of people who died climbing Mount Everest Timeline of climbing Mount Everest Junko Tabei (Japan), the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (16 May 1975). Wanda Rutkiewicz (Poland), the first European woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (16 October 1978). Hannelore Schmatz (Germany), the first woman to die on Mount Everest (2 October 1979). Sharon Wood (Canada), the first North American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (20 May 1986). Stacy Allison (U.S.), the first U.S. woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest (29 September 1988). Melissa Arnot (U.S.), the first U.S. woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and survive the descent without bottled oxygen (2016). Notes External links Portrait of Francys Arsentiev 1958 births 1998 deaths Mountaineering deaths on Mount Everest American summiters of Mount Everest American female climbers American mountain climbers Sportspeople from Honolulu Stephens College alumni University of Louisville alumni American expatriates in Switzerland 20th-century American women 20th-century American people