Peaks
Chako
Bulgaria 2011 SW Ridge? expedition
Chako | 2011 SW Ridge?
A Bulgaria expedition to Chako in 2011 via SW Ridge?, led by Gueorgui Gueorguiev.
Summit reached on 19th October 2011.
8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
Field
Value
ID
7701
Imported
2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
Host Country
1
Route 1
SW Ridge?
Route 2
-
Route 3
-
Route 4
-
Nationality
Bulgaria
Leaders
Gueorgui Gueorguiev
Sponsor
First Environmental Chako Expedition 2011
Success 1
True
Success 2
False
Success 3
False
Success 4
False
Ascent 1
2nd
Ascent 2
-
Ascent 3
-
Ascent 4
-
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Countries
-
Approach
-
Basecamp Date
-
Summit Date
2011-10-19
Summit Time
-
Summit Days
0
Total Days
0
Termination Date
-
Termination Reason
1
Termination Notes
-
High Point (m)
6704
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Camps
0
Fixed Rope (m)
0
Total Members
7
Summit Members
4
Member Deaths
1
Total Hired
1
Summit Hired
1
Hired Deaths
0
No Hired
False
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Taken
False
O2 Unknown
False
Other Summits
-
Campsites
Smt(19/10)
Route Notes
Sofia News Agency
Bulgarian climber Nikolay Proev has passed away in Nepal, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has informed.
The fatal incident which led to Proev's death took place on October 20. Together with six other Bulgarians, Proev was climbing Mt. Chako (6704m).
There have been no accounts of other injured climbers.
Bulgaria's embassy in New Delhi expects to establish a phone connection with the six Bulgarian climbers within 36 hours, the Dnevnik daily reports.
Bulgaria's Foreign Affairs Ministry has started organizing the transportation of Proev's body to his home country.
Accidents
-
Achievement
-
Agency
First Environmental Trekking
Commercial Route
False
Standard Route
False
Primary Route
False
Primary Member
False
Primary Reference
-
Primary ID
-
Checksum
2461105
Year
2011
Summit Success
True
O2 Summary
None
Route (lowercase)
sw ridge?
Members
Field
Value
ID
56748
Imported
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Member ID
01
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
First Name
Gueorgui Krastev
Last Name
Gueorguiev
Sex
M
Age
0
Birth Date
-
Year of Birth
1975
Calculated Age
36
Citizenship
Bulgaria
Status
Leader
Residence
Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation
Alpine guide
Leader
True
Deputy
False
Basecamp Only
False
Not to BC
False
Support
False
Disabled
False
Hired
False
Sherpa
False
Tibetan
False
Summit Success
True
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Solo
False
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Speed
False
High Point (m)
True
Personal High Point (m)
6704
Summit Date 1
2011-10-19
Summit Date 2
-
Summit Date 3
-
Summit Time 1
-
Summit Time 2
-
Summit Time 3
-
Route 1
1
Route 2
0
Route 3
0
Ascent 1
2
Ascent 2
0
Ascent 3
0
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Notes
-
Death
False
Death Date
-
Death Time
-
Death Type
0
Death Height (m)
0
Death Class
0
AMS
False
Weather
False
Injury
False
Injury Date
-
Injury Time
-
Injury Type
0
Injury Height (m)
0
Death Notes
-
Member Notes
aka Georgi Georgiev
Necrology
-
Summit Bid
5
Summit Term
1
HCN
0
Checksum
2440696
Summit Note 1
-
Summit Note 2
-
Summit Note 3
-
Death Route
-
Name (lowercase)
gueorgui krastev gueorguiev
Year of Birth
1975
Year
2011
Age at Expedition
36
Role
Leader
Field
Value
ID
56749
Imported
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Member ID
04
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
First Name
Nikolay Anguelov
Last Name
Panayotov
Sex
M
Age
0
Birth Date
-
Year of Birth
1961
Calculated Age
50
Citizenship
Bulgaria
Status
Climber
Residence
-
Occupation
-
Leader
False
Deputy
False
Basecamp Only
False
Not to BC
False
Support
False
Disabled
False
Hired
False
Sherpa
False
Tibetan
False
Summit Success
True
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Solo
False
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Speed
False
High Point (m)
True
Personal High Point (m)
6704
Summit Date 1
2011-10-19
Summit Date 2
-
Summit Date 3
-
Summit Time 1
-
Summit Time 2
-
Summit Time 3
-
Route 1
1
Route 2
0
Route 3
0
Ascent 1
2
Ascent 2
0
Ascent 3
0
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Notes
-
Death
False
Death Date
-
Death Time
-
Death Type
0
Death Height (m)
0
Death Class
0
AMS
False
Weather
False
Injury
False
Injury Date
-
Injury Time
-
Injury Type
0
Injury Height (m)
0
Death Notes
-
Member Notes
-
Necrology
-
Summit Bid
5
Summit Term
1
HCN
0
Checksum
2435488
Summit Note 1
-
Summit Note 2
-
Summit Note 3
-
Death Route
-
Name (lowercase)
nikolay anguelov panayotov
Year of Birth
1961
Year
2011
Age at Expedition
50
Role
Member
Field
Value
ID
56750
Imported
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Member ID
02
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
First Name
Mladen Slaweev
Last Name
Dankov
Sex
M
Age
0
Birth Date
-
Year of Birth
1971
Calculated Age
39
Citizenship
Bulgaria
Status
Climber
Residence
Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation
Distribution manager washing-powder
Leader
False
Deputy
False
Basecamp Only
False
Not to BC
False
Support
False
Disabled
False
Hired
False
Sherpa
False
Tibetan
False
Summit Success
True
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Solo
False
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Speed
False
High Point (m)
True
Personal High Point (m)
6704
Summit Date 1
2011-10-19
Summit Date 2
-
Summit Date 3
-
Summit Time 1
-
Summit Time 2
-
Summit Time 3
-
Route 1
1
Route 2
0
Route 3
0
Ascent 1
2
Ascent 2
0
Ascent 3
0
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Notes
-
Death
False
Death Date
-
Death Time
-
Death Type
0
Death Height (m)
0
Death Class
0
AMS
False
Weather
False
Injury
False
Injury Date
-
Injury Time
-
Injury Type
0
Injury Height (m)
0
Death Notes
-
Member Notes
-
Necrology
-
Summit Bid
5
Summit Term
1
HCN
0
Checksum
2439251
Summit Note 1
-
Summit Note 2
-
Summit Note 3
-
Death Route
-
Name (lowercase)
mladen slaweev dankov
Year of Birth
1971
Year
2011
Age at Expedition
40
Role
Member
Field
Value
ID
56751
Imported
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Member ID
06
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
First Name
Nikolay Apostolov
Last Name
Proev
Sex
M
Age
0
Birth Date
-
Year of Birth
1961
Calculated Age
50
Citizenship
Bulgaria
Status
Climber
Residence
Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation
Student, physical culture
Leader
False
Deputy
False
Basecamp Only
False
Not to BC
False
Support
False
Disabled
False
Hired
False
Sherpa
False
Tibetan
False
Summit Success
True
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Solo
False
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Speed
False
High Point (m)
True
Personal High Point (m)
6704
Summit Date 1
2011-10-19
Summit Date 2
-
Summit Date 3
-
Summit Time 1
-
Summit Time 2
-
Summit Time 3
-
Route 1
1
Route 2
0
Route 3
0
Ascent 1
2
Ascent 2
0
Ascent 3
0
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Notes
-
Death
True
Death Date
2011-10-20
Death Time
-
Death Type
4
Death Height (m)
0
Death Class
5
AMS
False
Weather
False
Injury
False
Injury Date
-
Injury Time
-
Injury Type
0
Injury Height (m)
0
Death Notes
-
Member Notes
-
Necrology
(1961-2011) Died 20 Oct 2011 on Chako from ******
Summit Bid
5
Summit Term
1
HCN
0
Checksum
2435546
Summit Note 1
-
Summit Note 2
-
Summit Note 3
-
Death Route
1
Name (lowercase)
nikolay apostolov proev
Year of Birth
1961
Year
2011
Age at Expedition
50
Role
Member
Field
Value
ID
56752
Imported
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Member ID
08
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
First Name
Lhakpa Sonam
Last Name
Sherpa
Sex
M
Age
0
Birth Date
-
Year of Birth
1981
Calculated Age
30
Citizenship
Nepal
Status
H-A Worker
Residence
Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
Occupation
-
Leader
False
Deputy
False
Basecamp Only
False
Not to BC
False
Support
False
Disabled
False
Hired
True
Sherpa
True
Tibetan
False
Summit Success
True
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Solo
False
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Speed
False
High Point (m)
True
Personal High Point (m)
6704
Summit Date 1
2011-10-19
Summit Date 2
-
Summit Date 3
-
Summit Time 1
-
Summit Time 2
-
Summit Time 3
-
Route 1
1
Route 2
0
Route 3
0
Ascent 1
2
Ascent 2
0
Ascent 3
0
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Notes
-
Death
False
Death Date
-
Death Time
-
Death Type
0
Death Height (m)
0
Death Class
0
AMS
False
Weather
False
Injury
False
Injury Date
-
Injury Time
-
Injury Type
0
Injury Height (m)
0
Death Notes
-
Member Notes
-
Necrology
-
Summit Bid
5
Summit Term
1
HCN
0
Checksum
2442756
Summit Note 1
-
Summit Note 2
-
Summit Note 3
-
Death Route
-
Name (lowercase)
lhakpa sonam sherpa
Year of Birth
1981
Year
2011
Age at Expedition
30
Role
Hired
Field
Value
ID
61254
Imported
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Member ID
03
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
First Name
Iliyan Mihaylov
Last Name
Kinov
Sex
M
Age
0
Birth Date
-
Year of Birth
1968
Calculated Age
42
Citizenship
Bulgaria
Status
Climber
Residence
-
Occupation
-
Leader
False
Deputy
False
Basecamp Only
False
Not to BC
False
Support
False
Disabled
False
Hired
False
Sherpa
False
Tibetan
False
Summit Success
False
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Solo
False
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Speed
False
High Point (m)
False
Personal High Point (m)
0
Summit Date 1
-
Summit Date 2
-
Summit Date 3
-
Summit Time 1
-
Summit Time 2
-
Summit Time 3
-
Route 1
0
Route 2
0
Route 3
0
Ascent 1
0
Ascent 2
0
Ascent 3
0
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Notes
-
Death
False
Death Date
-
Death Time
-
Death Type
0
Death Height (m)
0
Death Class
0
AMS
False
Weather
False
Injury
False
Injury Date
-
Injury Time
-
Injury Type
0
Injury Height (m)
0
Death Notes
-
Member Notes
-
Necrology
-
Summit Bid
0
Summit Term
0
HCN
0
Checksum
2438270
Summit Note 1
-
Summit Note 2
-
Summit Note 3
-
Death Route
-
Name (lowercase)
iliyan mihaylov kinov
Year of Birth
1968
Year
2011
Age at Expedition
43
Role
Member
Field
Value
ID
61255
Imported
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Member ID
07
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
First Name
Stanimir Ivanov
Last Name
Zhelyazkov
Sex
M
Age
0
Birth Date
-
Year of Birth
1976
Calculated Age
34
Citizenship
Bulgaria
Status
Climber
Residence
-
Occupation
-
Leader
False
Deputy
False
Basecamp Only
False
Not to BC
False
Support
False
Disabled
False
Hired
False
Sherpa
False
Tibetan
False
Summit Success
False
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Solo
False
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Speed
False
High Point (m)
False
Personal High Point (m)
0
Summit Date 1
-
Summit Date 2
-
Summit Date 3
-
Summit Time 1
-
Summit Time 2
-
Summit Time 3
-
Route 1
0
Route 2
0
Route 3
0
Ascent 1
0
Ascent 2
0
Ascent 3
0
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Notes
-
Death
False
Death Date
-
Death Time
-
Death Type
0
Death Height (m)
0
Death Class
0
AMS
False
Weather
False
Injury
False
Injury Date
-
Injury Time
-
Injury Type
0
Injury Height (m)
0
Death Notes
-
Member Notes
-
Necrology
-
Summit Bid
0
Summit Term
0
HCN
0
Checksum
2441102
Summit Note 1
-
Summit Note 2
-
Summit Note 3
-
Death Route
-
Name (lowercase)
stanimir ivanov zhelyazkov
Year of Birth
1976
Year
2011
Age at Expedition
35
Role
Member
Field
Value
ID
61256
Imported
2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID
CHAK11301
Member ID
05
Peak ID
CHAK
Year
2011
Season
3
First Name
Georgi Stefanov
Last Name
Penev
Sex
M
Age
0
Birth Date
-
Year of Birth
1984
Calculated Age
27
Citizenship
Bulgaria
Status
Climber
Residence
-
Occupation
-
Leader
False
Deputy
False
Basecamp Only
False
Not to BC
False
Support
False
Disabled
False
Hired
False
Sherpa
False
Tibetan
False
Summit Success
False
Claimed
False
Disputed
False
Solo
False
Traverse
False
Ski
False
Paraglide
False
Speed
False
High Point (m)
False
Personal High Point (m)
0
Summit Date 1
-
Summit Date 2
-
Summit Date 3
-
Summit Time 1
-
Summit Time 2
-
Summit Time 3
-
Route 1
0
Route 2
0
Route 3
0
Ascent 1
0
Ascent 2
0
Ascent 3
0
O2 Used
False
O2 None
True
O2 Climb
False
O2 Descent
False
O2 Sleep
False
O2 Medical
False
O2 Notes
-
Death
False
Death Date
-
Death Time
-
Death Type
0
Death Height (m)
0
Death Class
0
AMS
False
Weather
False
Injury
False
Injury Date
-
Injury Time
-
Injury Type
0
Injury Height (m)
0
Death Notes
-
Member Notes
-
Necrology
-
Summit Bid
0
Summit Term
0
HCN
0
Checksum
2443768
Summit Note 1
-
Summit Note 2
-
Summit Note 3
-
Death Route
-
Name (lowercase)
georgi stefanov penev
Year of Birth
1984
Year
2011
Age at Expedition
27
Role
Member
8 recorded members.
References
0 recorded references.