Английская Википедия:Atanas Skatov

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Atanas Georgiev Skatov (Шаблон:Lang-bg; 11 March 1978 – 5 February 2021) was a Bulgarian mountaineer, vegan and agronomist in plant protection.

Biography

Born in Sliven, Bulgaria, Skatov graduated in 2001 from the Agricultural University of Plovdiv and held a master's degree in plant protection. In February 2005, he received a doctoral degree in Agricultural ScienceШаблон:Citation needed. Skatov has since published scientific articles in Bulgaria and abroad.

Skatov became a vegan in January 2012.Шаблон:Citation needed He claimed that he had never been on a mountain until 2010 and had not been an active sports person before 2012. However, he made history by becoming the first known person on a vegan diet to successfully climb the highest summits on six continents in less than two years, including four eight – thousanders in a week apiece. Additionally, he holds the distinction of being the first Bulgarian climber to participate in four expeditions to climb multiple eight-thousanders in a single season.

In 2015, Skatov was awarded an “Honorary Citizen” of Sliven, Bulgaria. In the same year, he also published his first book and released his first documentary movie. In 2019, Skatov was awarded the 2019 Green Person of Bulgaria. At this time, he was also attempting to become the first known vegan to climb the 14 highest peaks on Earth, and had reportedly summitted 10 of them.

Skatov died on 5 February 2021, aged 42, while descending from Camp 3 at K2 after an unsuccessful ascent.

Mountaineering career

Skatov was self-educated in the subject of climbing and mountaineering. He did not conduct preliminary research on a given peak prior to the expedition, in order to feel the spirit of the pioneers who hadn't known what to expect while climbingШаблон:Citation needed. In May 2014, he claimed to have become the first known vegan to ascend Everest. His attempt was later refuted, as he admitted to having consumed honey.

Skatov is the first Bulgarian who climbed Mount Everest from the north and south ridgesШаблон:Citation needed, and in June 2017 he ascended Mount Denali in Alaska and became the first Bulgarian and the world's first vegan to successfully climb the Seven Summits.

A list of Skatov's expeditions and results are below:

Year	Summit	Altitude	Mountain	Country	Results
2013	Uhuru	5895 m	Kilimanjaro	Tanzania
2013	Elbrus	5642 m	Caucasus	Russia
2013	Mont Blanc	4805 m	Alps	Europe
2013	Aconcagua	6961 m	Andes	Argentina	Reached 6,600m
2014	Aconcagua	6961 m	Andes	Argentina	Three-day expedition.
2014	Everest	8848 m	Himalayas	China	Ascent via the north route.
2014	Carstensz Pyramid	4884 m	Maoke	Indonesia
2014	Vinson Massif	4892 m	Ellsworth	Antarctica
2015	Manaslu	8163 m	Himalayas	Nepal
2016	Annapurna I	8091 m	Himalayas	Nepal
2016	Makalu	8463 m	Himalayas	Nepal	Four-day expedition.
2016	Gasherbrum II	8035 m	Karakoram	Pakistan	Reached 6,350m
2017	Lhotse	8516 m	Himalayas	Nepal
2017	Everest	8848 m	Himalayas	Nepal	Ascent via the south route.
2017	Denali	6190 m	Denali	USA	Seven Summits completed
2018	Nanga Parbat	8126 m	Himalayas	Pakistan	Without Sherpa and without oxygen
2019	Kangchenjunga	8586 m	Himalayas	Nepal
2019	Gasherbrum I	8080 m	Karakoram	Pakistan	Without Sherpa
2019	Gasherbrum II	8035 m	Karakoram	Pakistan	Without Sherpa
2019	Dhaulagiri	8167 m	Himalayas	Nepal	Fourth eight-thousander in 140 days