Kei Taniguchi obituary

Kei Taniguchi, who has died aged 43 while climbing in her native Japan, was one of the leading female alpinists of her generation, and helped to change the rest of the world’s perception of Japanese mountaineering. The highlight of her climbing career was the first ascent, in 2008, of the south-east face of Kamet, in the Himalayan region of Garhwal and, at 7,756 metres (25,500 ft), one of India’s highest peaks.
Continue to article