Vera Komarkova

Vera Komarkova
Personal information
NationalityAmerican, Czech
Born(1942-12-25)25 December 1942
Písek, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
(now Czech Republic)
Died25 May 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 62)
Leysin, Switzerland
EducationUniverzita Karlova
University of Colorado
Climbing career
Type of climberMountaineering
Known forFirst female ascent of Annapurna and Cho Oyu
Updated on 20 September 2017

Vera Komarkova (Czech: Věra Komárková) (25 December 1942 - 25 May 2005) was a prominent Czech-American mountaineer and botanist. Credited as a pioneer of women's mountaineering, she was the first woman to summit Annapurna and Cho Oyu.

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