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Express Tribune
2 days ago
- Climate
- Express Tribune
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 fatality rate. "Her feet slipped from a slope and she fell into a ravine," Nizam-ud-Din, a senior local government official in Diamer district, told AFP, adding that one of her team members reported the death. "The exact location of her body will first be traced. Once confirmed, appropriate rescue operations will be initiated to retrieve the body by using a helicopter service."
Business Recorder
2 days ago
- Sport
- Business Recorder
Czech mountaineer dies on ‘killer mountain'
SKARDU: 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 fatality rate. 'Her feet slipped from a slope and she fell into a ravine,' Nizam-ud-Din, a senior local government official in Diamer district, told AFP, adding that one of her team members reported the death.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
‘Killer mountain': Czech mountaineer Klara Kolouchova dies climbing Nanga Parbat; summited Everest and K2 before
Klara Kolouchova, 46, a well-known mountaineer from the Czech Republic, has lost her life while climbing the Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world, on Thursday, around 4 am, as per an official of the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Friday. She had allegedly fallen from a height between Camp I and Camp II early on Thursday, near the Bunar Base Camp of the 8,125-metre peak in the Diamer region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). 'Authorities and rescue teams were immediately alerted and dispatched. Recovery efforts are currently underway to locate and retrieve her body from the fall site,' said Karrar Haidri, vice president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, through a WhatsApp message, as reported by PTI. Klara Kolouchova was accompanied by her husband and five other team members and arrived in Pakistan on June 15 to attempt the ascent of the mountain. She was an acclaimed mountaineer and globally known as the first Czech woman to climb Mt. Everest and K2. Her last post on Instagram was on June 14 from Islamabad, with a picture of the C2 in 2024, 'Last year, the Naked Mountain laid me bare. Stripped me to silence, to stillness, to soul. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Birla Evara 3 and 4 BHK from ₹ 1.75 Crore* Birla Estates Learn More Undo This is the view from C2 in 2024. This time, we aim higher. This time, we summit.' Haidri did not immediately cite a reason for her fall and ultimate demise, but local media reports indicate that it might have been triggered by an oxygen-cylinder explosion. Nanga Parbat is dubbed the 'Killer Mountain' as many mountaineers die while climbing the summit regularly. The mountain derives its name from the Sanskrit words of 'Nanga' and 'Parvata,' which directly translate to 'naked mountain'. It is among the 14 peaks that are over 8,000 metres and more than 95 mountaineers have lost their lives so far while climbing the mountain. 31 of them died before it was first scaled in 1953. Taliban militants had also killed 10 foreign climbers on June 23, 2013.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Sport
- NDTV
Czech Mountaineer Dies On Pakistan's 'Killer Mountain' Nanga Parbat
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 fatality rate. "Her feet slipped from a slope and she fell into a ravine," Nizam-ud-Din, a senior local government official in Diamer district, told AFP, adding that one of her team members reported the death. "The exact location of her body will first be traced. Once confirmed, appropriate rescue operations will be initiated to retrieve the body by using a helicopter service." Five of the globe's 14 mountains above 8,000 metres are in Pakistan, including the world's second highest mountain, K2. Himalayan peak Nanga Parbat earned the nickname "killer mountain" after more than 30 people died trying to climb it before the first successful summit in 1953. The Alpine Club of Pakistan also confirmed Kolouchova's death. "She was an inspirational climber and a source of motivation for women mountaineers," Karrar Haidri, the vice president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, told AFP. "Her death leaves a void in the climbing fraternity," he added. Her last post on Instagram on June 14 from Islamabad was a photo and video of her unsuccessful bid to climb the same mountain in 2024. "Last year, the Naked Mountain laid me bare. Stripped me to silence, to stillness, to soul," the caption read. "This time, we aim higher. This time, we summit," she added. The incident is the first casualty of the summer season, according to the Alpine Club, which monitors climbing expeditions in the country. The summer climbing season starts in early June and runs until late August. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Arab News
3 days ago
- Sport
- Arab News
Czech climber missing in Pakistan after fall on Nanga Parbat expedition
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. 'Authorities and rescue teams were immediately alerted and dispatched,' Haidri told Arab News. 'Recovery efforts are underway to locate and retrieve her body from the fall site.' Klara, an accomplished mountaineer, was globally recognized as the first Czech woman to summit both Mount Everest and K2. She had arrived in Pakistan on June 15, accompanied by her husband and five team members. 'Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, and the mountaineering community during this difficult time,' Haidri said. Nanga Parbat, the ninth-highest peak in the world at 8,126 meters, is infamous for its difficult terrain and high fatality rate, which has earned it the nickname 'Killer Mountain.' Over 100 climbers and porters have died on its slopes, with the Rupal face considered particularly unforgiving due to avalanche risk and exposure to extreme weather. Earlier this week, three European climbers achieved a rare feat on one of the world's most dangerous peaks by scaling Nanga Parbat from the treacherous Rupal face in alpine style, with one of them paragliding down from near the summit in a daring solo descent. Unlike traditional expedition climbing, alpine style involves climbing in a single push without establishing fixed ropes or pre-stocked camps, requiring climbers to carry all their gear. The approach demands speed, efficiency and a high degree of skill, especially at high altitude. German climber David Göttler was joined by French mountaineers Tiphaine Duperier and Boris Langenstein for the climb via the Schell route, a steep and rarely successful line up the mountain's massive southern wall. The Rupal face, rising nearly 4,600 meters from base to summit, is considered the world's highest mountain face and among the most technically demanding. 'Sometimes you need to be patient … It's taken five attempts, but now that I've achieved it, I know it's all been worthwhile,' Göttler wrote in a social media post on Tuesday, describing his 12-year pursuit of the route. He said summiting with his teammates in alpine style was 'incredible,' adding that being able to fly down from around 7,700 meters to base camp on the same day took his joy 'to the next level.'
