US EditionFive Climbers Summit Nanga Parbat
- Climbers reached Camp 3 on Nanga Parbat today, with plans to summit tonight amid limited snow conditions.
- Facing uncertain weather forecasts and a long summit day, climbers depend on Sherpa rope fixers and supplemental oxygen to endure extreme conditions.
- Czech climber Klára Kolouchová died around 4 am near Bunar Base Camp after a fall linked to an oxygen cylinder explosion, prompting Pakistan's mountaineering officials to express devastation.
- Authorities launched an investigation and plan helicopter recovery, but extreme terrain hampers efforts.
- With five international climbers already summiting this summer, Nanga Parbat's high 22% death rate underscores the ongoing peril of Pakistan's third-deadliest 8,000-meter peak.
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Five climbers summit Nanga Parbat
Five international climbers from Europe have successfully summited Nanga Parbat (8,125 metres), marking the first ascents of Pakistan's summer climbing season. Czech mountaineers Marek Novotny and Ondra Hlasny reached the summit of the world's ninth-highest peak via the standard route on the Diamir face on June 26 at 12:00 pm, according to Ghulam Muhammad, General Manager of Blue Sky Treks and Tours, the expedition's organisers. He confirmed the…
Czech mountaineer dies while summiting Nanga Parbat
First woman climber from the Czech Republic Kolouchova Klara reportedly dies during expedition of Nanga Parbat. — ReporterCHILAS: Kolouchova Klara, a climber from the Czech Republic, lost her life while summiting Nanga Parbat after falling from a height between Camp 1 and 2, according to a...
Performance in Alpineism: Colibăşanu Horia Marched on the Nanga Parbat River, More than 8,000 Metres
Mediafax Colibăşanu, who has already climbed ten of the world’s peaks of 8,000 meters without using additional oxygen, added Nanga Parbat in his alpineism CV. In a post on Facebook, after he successfully reached the peak, Colibašanu wrote: “Today, July 4th, at 7:00, I arrived at the Nanga Parbat storm (8.125 m). A deep sense of deep appreciation after nine hours of ascension. It was a long and hard night. We thank you for all your thoughts and s…
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