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Klára Kolouchová Obituary
Klára Kolouchová (6 September 1978 – 3 July 2025), who has died aged 46 on Nanga Parbat, was the first Czech woman to summit Mount Everest but in the mountaineering world, it was the arc of her journey, not the list of summits, that left a deeper impression. From the flanks of Everest to the deadly slopes of K2 and Kanchenjunga, Kolouchová became known for her bravery, grace under pressure, and deep, personal dedication towards the mountains she climbed. Her death, reportedly linked to a fall while descending just above Camp II after she abandoned her summit push on Nanga […]