Czech polar explorer and traveler Miroslav Jakeš died in Svalbard after falling into a crevasse on the Skilfonna glacier. The seventy-five-year-old man was missing for several days before rescuers found him. His death was officially confirmed by the Office of the Governor of Svalbard. irozhlas.cz ↗
Jakeš was an experienced polar explorer who, over the course of his career, reached the North Pole nineteen times. He undertook expeditions to the highest peaks around the world and devoted himself to exploratory activity in the extreme conditions of the Arctic. His last visit to the northern archipelago coincided with the celebration of his seventy-fifth birthday, which he celebrated at the end of March. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
Although he was among the highly experienced members of the polar community, according to a researcher who knew him, he was also what is known as a solo operator. During one of his early expeditions to the highest mountain in America, he nearly lost his life and suffered frostbite on five toes, which testified to the extremity of the conditions to which he exposed himself throughout his life. idnes.cz ↗
The Czech public and the scientific community learned of Jakeš's death in the second half of April 2025. Rescuers found his body in a glacial crevasse after he failed to return from his final expedition. denik.cz ↗
Experienced polar explorer Miroslav Jakeš died in a crevasse in Svalbard
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Úřad guvernéra potvrdil úmrtí českého polárníka Jakeše. Zemřel na Špicberkách
irozhlas.cz
| 09:08 10.04.
Na Špicberkách zahynul polárník Jakeš. Záchranáři našli tělo v ledovcové trhlině
denik.cz
| 08:34 10.04.
Byl to velký sólista, ale frajer. Výzkumník líčí poslední expedici polárníka Jakeše
idnes.cz
| 11:23 10.04.
Na Špicberkách zemřel polárník Jakeš, úřady našly tělo
novinky.cz
| 08:46 10.04.
Na Špicberkách zemřel polárník Jakeš. Tělo našli v ledovcové trhlině
lidovky.cz
| 08:13 10.04.
Devatenáctkrát na severním pólu. Kdo byl Miroslav Jakeš?
seznamzpravy.cz
| 11:04 10.04.
Miroslav Jakeš zahynul na Svalbarde. Legendárny český polárnik spadol do trhliny
pravda.sk
| 09:10 10.04.
Na Špicbergoch zomrel známy český polárnik Miroslav Jakeš
hnonline.sk
| 08:58 10.04.
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