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]

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


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