Se ptember , ▁post - mo ons on ) ▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁Jun ko ▁T abei ▁of ▁Japan ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁on ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁T abei ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁Japanese ▁clim bers ▁injured ▁in ▁an ▁a val anche ▁at ▁Camp ▁II ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 . ▁T abei ▁and ▁her ▁clim bing ▁partner , ▁Sher pa ▁Ang ▁T sh ering ▁I , ▁were ▁the ▁ 3 8 th / 3 9 th ▁unique ▁individuals ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁as cent . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁T abei ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁Seven ▁Sum m its . ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁nine ▁members ▁from ▁a ▁Chinese ▁team ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁The ▁team ▁fixed ▁a ▁lad der ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁Step , ▁the ▁major ▁obst acle ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁R idge ▁route , ▁which ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Ph anth og ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁asc end ▁from ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁side . ▁In ▁the ▁expedition , ▁the ▁sum mit ' s ▁alt itude ▁was ▁measured ▁as ▁ 8 8 4 8 . 1 3 ▁metres . ▁▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁British ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁South west ▁Face ▁expedition ▁- ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁a ▁British ▁expedition ▁led ▁by ▁Chris ▁Bon ington ▁achieved ▁the ▁first ▁as cent ▁of ▁the ▁South west ▁Face . ▁Sum m ite ers ▁Doug ▁Scott