Pavel Kalný

Pavel Kalný
Personal information
Birth name Pavel Kalný
Born 14 May 1967
Died 10 May 2006 (aged 38)
Lhotse
Nationality Czech

Pavel Kalný (14 May 1967 – 10 May 2006)[1] was a Czech psychiatrist and mountaineer. He climbed on Mount Elbrus in 1992 and also on several mountains in the USSR.[2] In 2005 he climbed the entire massif of Mount Logan.[3] In 2006, together with Martin Minařík, he participated in an expedition to the fourth highest mountain in the world, Lhotse.[4] On May 9, 2006, he survived a fall of about 200 meters, but died the following day. In April 2007, Martin Minařík placed a commemorative plaque on Lhotse.[5]


Other deaths that season on the Everest massif (Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse)

2006
Deaths[6] Nation[7]
Tuk Bahadur Thapa Masa    Nepal
Igor Plyushkin  Russia
Vitor Negrete  Brazil
David Sharp  United Kingdom
Thomas Weber  Germany
Tomas Olsson  Sweden
Jacques-Hugues Letrange  France
Ang Phinjo    Nepal
Pavel Kalny  Czech Republic
Lhakpa Tseri[8]    Nepal
Dawa Temba[8]    Nepal
Sri Kishan[7]  India

References

  1. ↑ "Český horolezec zahynul při výstupu na Lhotse". Adrex.cz. 23 May 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "MUDr. Pavel Kalný". hruboskalsko.cz. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Horolezec Kalný zemřel na Lhotse". CZSK.cz. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.explorersweb.com/everest_k2/news.php?id=1969
  5. ↑ http://www.martinminarik.cz/lhotse2007.html
  6. ↑ "Cold mountain: Death on Everest". The Independent. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Himalayan Database Expedition Archives of Elizabeth Hawley". himalayandatabase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Dispatch 19: Massive Collapse in Khumbu Icefall Claims the Lives of Three Sherpa Climbers". greatoutdoors.com. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

See also



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