Brussels: A Czech climber has died while attempting to summit the 7,821-meter (25,659-foot) Masherbrum peak in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, the country's official mountaineering association confirmed on Saturday.

According to Anadolu Agency, Jaroslav Bansky, a Czech national who was part of a foreign expedition team, fell from a cliff near Camp 1 on the mountain on Thursday. A spokesman for the Alpine Club of Pakistan provided details of the incident, stating that Bansky's family members had arrived in Islamabad. A decision had not yet been made regarding the recovery of his body from the mountain.

Jaroslav's expedition was notable as it marked the first attempt in nearly five decades to climb Masherbrum, a peak considered one of the Karakoram's most challenging and rarely climbed. This tragic event highlights the risks associated with mountaineering in the region.

He is the second foreign mountaineer to die during the ongoing summer climbing season in Gilgit-Baltistan, which shares a border with China and is home to five of the world's 14 peaks above 8,000 meters. Earlier in June, French climber Guillaume Pierrel was killed by an avalanche while attempting to scale the 7,282-meter (23,891-foot) K-6 peak in Ghanche district.