Czech climber Klára Kolouchová dies on Nanga Parbat

Czech mountaineer Klára Kolouchová has died while attempting to climb Nanga Parbat in Pakistan. She was the first Czech woman to summit Mount Everest, K2, and Kanchenjunga and was widely known and popular also as an author. According to local sources cited by the Pamir Times, she fell from a great height early in the morning. Initial reports of an exploding oxygen tank were later questioned by other climbers. Kolouchová was 46 years old and had arrived in Pakistan in mid-June. Her body remains on the mountain as authorities prepare a recovery operation using a helicopter.