Klára Kolouchová first Czech woman to summit Annapurna

Mountaineer Klára Kolouchová became the first Czech woman to reach the summit of Annapurna, the Czech News Agency reported, citing the website exlorersweb.com.

Kolouchová, who is 45, ascended the 8,091-metre high Himalayan peak and the tenth highest mountain in the world on Friday morning with a group of Nepalese Sherpas. The expedition also included Ukrainian Iryna Karaganova and British Samiur Rashidova.

Kolouchová is also the first Czech woman who successfully ascended all the of the world’s highest peaks, Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga and K2.