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Alex Foxfield

Pioneering Czech mountaineer tragically dies in fall attempting to summit 'Killer Mountain' in the Himalayas - but the cause is a mystery

Klára Kolouchová.

History-making Czech mountaineer Klára Kolouchová has tragically died on Nanga Parbat, one of the Himalayas highest and most coveted peaks. Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to climb all three of the world's highest mountains – Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga – had been attempting to summit Nanga Parbat, having turned back in 2024.

The incident is thought to have taken place on Thursday July 3, though the exact details of what occurred remain unclear. Reports from Pakistan Tourism News and the Pamir Times suggest an oxygen gas cylinder exploded, leading to a fatal fall from the mountain somewhere between Camp I and Camp II.

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