Chilas: A climber from the Czech Republic died during the Nanga Parbat expedition after falling from the mountain between camp 1 and 2, according to Diamer officials.
Klara Koluchova, 46, was the first climbing woman of the Czech Republic.
She was part of a seven -member expedition team, including her husband, who had arrived in Pakistan on June 15 and arrived at the base camp two days later.
Diamer’s additional attached commissioner said efforts are being made to confirm the exact place where the mountaineer fell before starting a recovery operation.
According to the Alpine Club of Pakistan, the incident occurred around 4 in the morning.
Rescue officials and large altitude loaders have been sent to the area, although recovery efforts are complicated by the extreme land of the mountain.
Karrar Haidri, vice president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan, expressed a deep sadness for the death of Czech climber, calling her “inspiration for climbers worldwide.”
“We are devastated by the loss of Klára Koluchova, an extraordinary mountaineer who had conquered some of the world’s highest peaks,” said Haidri in a statement. “Our hearts are with their family, their friends and the global escalation community during this painful moment.”
Haidri confirmed that Alpine Club was coordinating with local authorities to help recovery efforts.
Koluchová won international recognition as the first Czech woman in Summit both of Everest and K2, two of the highest peaks in the world. His attempt against Nanga Parbat, the second highest mountain of Pakistan at 8,125 meters, was part of his search to climb the 14 peaks of 8,000 meters from the world.
Nanga Parbat is the third most dangerous peak of 8,000 meters, with a mortality rate of around 22% of climbers. The “murderous mountain”, as titled, has charged more than 60 lives.
It is one of the most prominent peaks of the Himalayas mountain range after Mount Everest. Nanga Parbat has a great vertical relief on the local terrain in almost all directions.
Its ‘southern face’ is known as the highest mountain face in the world, which rises to 4,600 m (approximately 15,090 feet) above sea level. It is the north ‘Rakhiot Flank’ is one of the 10 greatest elevation gains in such a short distance on Earth. It rises 7,000m (approximately 23,000 feet) above sea level.
