Probably due to the explosion of an oxygen cylinder
The mountaineer Klára Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to reach the summit of Everest and K2, died during an expedition to the Nanga Parbat, the highest ninth peak in the world, in Pakistan, as confirmed by the authorities.
Kolouchová, 46 years old, would have fallen from a height between field I and Campo II, probably due to the explosion of an oxygen cylinder, according to what reported by the Alpine Club of Pakistan. The accident occurred around 4:00 am yesterday near the Bunar base camp, in the Diamner district, in Gilgit-Balistan. The rescue teams were immediately alerted and sent to the scene. Recovery operations to locate and recover his body are in progress.
Kolouchová was well known to the international mountaineering community. It arrived in Pakistan on June 15 for shipping to Nanga Parbat, accompanied by her husband and five members of the team.
“We are deeply grieved for this tragic loss,” said Karrar Haidri, vice -president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. Our thoughts and prayers are aimed at his family, his friends and the entire mountaineering community.
The Nanga Parbat, which stands at 8,125 meters (26,660 feet), is known for its insidious soil and is often defined as the “murderer mountain” due to the high number of victims on its slopes.
In February 2019, two other mountaineers, the Italian Daniele Nardi and the British Tom Ballard, died in an attempt to climb the Nanga Parbat.
