Two Bulgarian Mountaineers to Attempt Ascent of World's Tenth Highest Peak

Sports | March 16, 2016, Wednesday // 10:56
Bulgaria: Two Bulgarian Mountaineers to Attempt Ascent of World's Tenth Highest Peak Annapurna I Main. Photo: Wikipedia

Bulgarian mountaineers Boyan Petrov and Atanas Skatov will be in the same expedition which will attempt to ascend the tenth highest peak in the world – Annapurna in the Himalayas.

Rising at an altitude of 8091 metres, Annapurna is considered as one of the deadliest eight thousanders to climb, with roughly every third attempt resulting in fatality.

On Tuesday, the expedition, which includes 21 people from fourteen countries, flew by airplane from Kathmandu to Pokhara. From there the expedition embarked on five-hour bus journey to Tatopani.

The expedition will be transported to the base camp by helicopter on Wednesday, daily Dnevnik informs.

Both Petrov and Skatov selected Annapurna as their first goal for the year and they will try to ascend it as part of their independent attempts to climb the fourteen highest peaks in the world.

Last year, the two Bulgarians ascended the eighth highest peak in the world – Manaslu in two consecutive days.

Petrov was the first Bulgarian to ascend the peak, while Skatov followed suit on the next day, becoming the first vegan to climb it.

 

Sports » Be a reporter: Write and send your article
Tags: Bulgaria, mountaineer, Boyan Petrov, Atanas Skatov, Annapurna, Himalayas, Manaslu

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria