Czech climber dies during Karakoram expedition in Pakistan

Czech mountaineer Jaroslav Bánský, 46, has died in Pakistan's Karakoram mountain range while attempting the first recorded ascent of Biarchedi II. He was climbing with fellow Czech alpinists Zdeněk Hák and Radoslav Groh, although the circumstances of the accident remain unknown. The Czech Foreign Ministry confirmed the death, saying the Czech embassy in Islamabad is working with local police. Bánský is the third Czech to die in the mountains abroad this week, following the deaths of two climbers on Mont Blanc. Bánský had previously completed several pioneering ascents in the Karakoram with his teammates.