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Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda and Yuko Shimizu

February 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not a sports person. I am not an outdoors person. I am not a hiking person. And I am certainly not a mountain climbing person. I am a person who will read a book outside (but it’s a porch and there better be running water/bathroom and cool drinks nearby). And I am a person who will read a book about someone who is an outdoors, sporty, mountain climbing person. And  Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: adventure, adventurers, Anita Yasuda, Anita Yasuda and Yuko Shimizu, Asia, China and Nepal, climbing mountains, environmental protection, exercise, fitness, health, Japan, Junko Tabei, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, Mountaineers, outdoors, women, Women mountaineers, Yuko Shimizu

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:83 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: adventure, adventurers, Anita Yasuda, Anita Yasuda and Yuko Shimizu, Asia, China and Nepal, climbing mountains, environmental protection, exercise, fitness, health, Japan, Junko Tabei, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, Mountaineers, outdoors, women, Women mountaineers, Yuko Shimizu ·
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