US EditionCzech Climber Dies on 'Killer Mountain'
- Czech climber Klara Kolouchova died on July 4 after falling between Camp I and Camp II while descending Nanga Parbat in Pakistan.
- At 46 years old, Klara Kolouchova joined an expedition team of seven, including her husband, traveling to Pakistan on June 15 and arriving at the mountain's base camp on June 17.
- Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest peak at 8,126 meters, is called the 'Killer Mountain' for its high fatality rate and difficult terrain including the 4,600-meter Rupal face.
- Alpine Club of Pakistan Vice President Karrar Haidri mourned the passing of Klara Kolouchova, describing her as a courageous and inspiring mountaineer who encouraged many women to take up climbing.
- Officials confirmed her death on Friday, with rescue teams searching for her body at the fall site using helicopters, marking the first reported death in Pakistan’s summer climbing season.
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Alpinist Klara Koluchova died during an elevator on Nanga Parbat, a "killer mountain" located in northern Pakistan and the ninth oldest in the world (8.125 m), announced Friday to the local authorities, the EEFE city and the AFP.
Czech climber dies on 'killer mountain'
A Czech mountaineer fell to her death on the world's ninth-highest peak, Pakistan officials said Friday, becoming the first casualty of the summer climbing season in the country. Klara Kolouchova, 46, the first Czech woman to summit the world's two highest mountains, died Thursday after falling on the lower slopes of Nanga Parbat. The 8,125-metre (26,656-foot) mountain is one of the world's most dangerous climbs with a reported one-in-five fatal…
Czech climber dies on Nanga Parbat, Pakistan’s ‘killer mountain’
Islamabad, July 4 (EFE).- Czech climber Klara Kolouchova died trying to climb the Nanga Parbat, also known as the “killer mountain” and located in northern Pakistan and one of the fourteen eight-thousander peaks, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said Friday. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic passing of renowned Czech mountaineer Klára Kolouchova, aged ...
A Czech climber made a fatal fall on Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest peak in the world in Pakistan.
Czech climber missing in Pakistan after fall on Nanga Parbat
ISLAMABAD: A Czech woman climber has gone missing after a fall during her attempt to summit Nanga Parbat, a Pakistani mountaineering club said on Friday. Klara Kolouchova, 46, reportedly fell from a height between Camp I and Camp II of Nanga Parbat on Thursday, according to Karrar Haidri, secretary-general of the Alpine Club of Pakistan that organizes various expeditions.
Mountaineer Klára Kolouchová, who was the first Czech woman to climb the world's three highest peaks - Mount Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga - died while attempting to climb Pakistan's ninth highest mountain, Nanga Parbat. She was 46 years old.
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