China–Pakistan border
Silvia Azdreeva is the first Bulgarian Woman to Climb the K2 Peak
Silvia Azdreeva from the Bulgarian town of Petrich has climbed K2 in Pakistan. This was announced by the company organizing the expedition.
Festival of Mountaineering Film kicking off tonight
The productions from 20 countries will compete in four categories: mountaineering, climbing, mountain nature and culture, and mountains sports and adventure.
Silver Falcon Award for Atanas Skatov Who Climbed 3 Eight-Thousanders in just Two Months
Today, pressclub "Bulgaria" will award one of its few Silver Falcon awards to Bulgarian climber Atanas Skatov.
The mountaineer, who is a vegan, will be awarded for his strong character and bravery this year as he climbed three eight-thousanders: Kanchenjunga, Gasherbrum 1 and Gasherbrum 2, and is now to set off for Dhaulagiri, which will be his fourth for this year, BNT reported.
Stefan Stefanov Became the Second Bulgarian Who Climbed K2
The second Bulgarian climb of K2 is already a fact! At 7:53 am this morning Stefan Stefanov was on the eighth place as part of an international expedition.
10 mountaineers, 6 Nepalese Sherpas and 3 from Pakistan participate in it.
On May 15 he climbed the third highest peak in the world -Kanchenjunga, and last year the Bulgarian looked at the world and from Everest.
Romanian climber Gavan ascends Gasherbrum 2, elevation 8,035m
Romanian climber Alex Gavan on July 18 ascended Gasherbrum 2, elevation 8,035 meters, of Mount Karakorum, Pakistan, without using additional oxygen or Sherpas, according to a press statement released on Tuesday. This is Gavan's seventh successful climb of a peak with an elevation higher than 8,000m.