Lhotse | 1981 W Face

A Bulgaria expedition to Lhotse in 1981 via W Face, led by Christo Ivanov Prodanov. Summit reached on 30th April 1981. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1819
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Bulgaria
Leaders	Christo Ivanov Prodanov
Sponsor	Bulgarian Himalayan Expedition - Lhotse 1981
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	9th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1981-03-23
Summit Date	1981-04-30
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	38
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	2000
Total Members	21
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(23/03),C1(28/03,6060m),C2(02/04,6800m),C3(13/04,7450m),C4(27/04,7980m),Smt(30/04)
Route Notes	Sick member of summit team got up to C3, then inflamation of throat and ordered down by doctor. At 12:30 am summit day weather got bad with snow and fog and on top had storm and strong wind. Stayed on top 20 minutes. Most of equipment made in Bulgaria in Icefall; used lot of fixed rope but only 10 ladders. 2000m fixed rope BC->C4. 1 member slight frostbite in fingerse - no accidents. Would like to scale Everest in 1984 to celebrate 40th anniversary of socialist state. Route not decided (would seen prefer SE Ridge, but it's booked up). Prodanov - 22 Feb 81 Others will arrive 26th Feb. Expedition leaves 1st or 2nd March by trek to Khumbu. Arrive BC 25 March after acclimatization. 4 camps above BC; C4 at about 8000m Normal route on West Face Oxygen above C4 during summit attack Summit 5-10 May 1st Bulgarian exped. to all Himalayas celebrates 13th century of Bulgarian state. 7 Sherpas above BC 19 members; stay in Lhotse Hotel
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2447516
Year	1981
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	16330
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Ognian Petrov
Last Name	Baldjiyski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Employee
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	1981-04-30
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	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2429854
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ognian petrov baldjiyski
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16331
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Dimitar Dimitrov
Last Name	Bardarev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Educator
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	-
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	False
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	2431025
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dimitar dimitrov bardarev
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16332
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Russi Djenev
Last Name	Bossilkov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Pleven, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
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	False
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	2431657
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	russi djenev bossilkov
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Evgeni Kirilov
Last Name	Christov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
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	False
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	2426679
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	evgeni kirilov christov
Year of Birth	1937
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16334
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Slavi Nikolov
Last Name	Dermandjiev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
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	False
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	2433378
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	slavi nikolov dermandjiev
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16335
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Emanouil Touchev
Last Name	Deianov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Student
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	-
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	False
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	2433980
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emanouil touchev deianov
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16336
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Kantcho Kantchev
Last Name	Dolaptchiev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Educator
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	-
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	False
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	2429483
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kantcho kantchev dolaptchiev
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16337
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Zaprian Stoyanov
Last Name	Horozov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
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	False
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	2433538
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zaprian stoyanov horozov
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16338
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Stefan Manolov
Last Name	Kaloyanov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Engineer, radio
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	-
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	False
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	2427738
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stefan manolov kaloyanov
Year of Birth	1940
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16339
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	11
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Ivan Nikolov
Last Name	Kostov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Employee
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	-
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	False
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	2424827
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ivan nikolov kostov
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16340
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	12
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Stayko Assenov
Last Name	Kulaksazov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Shymen, Bulgaria
Occupation	Physician
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	-
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	False
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	(1949-2002) Died 24 December 2002 in Bulgaria from car accident
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431042
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stayko assenov kulaksazov
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16341
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	13
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Nasko Zdravkov
Last Name	Lambov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Varna, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
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	False
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	2433959
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nasko zdravkov lambov
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16342
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	14
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Toshko Ivanov
Last Name	Lazarov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sliven, Bulgaria
Occupation	Employee
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	-
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	False
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	2432167
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toshko ivanov lazarov
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16343
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	15
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Kancho Dimitrov
Last Name	Mateev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Varna, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
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	False
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	2432367
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kancho dimitrov mateev
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16344
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	16
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Ivan Boyanov
Last Name	Panayotov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Journalist, TV
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	-
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	False
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	2425886
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ivan boyanov panayotov
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16345
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	17
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Alexander Georgiev
Last Name	Peev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Journalist, TV
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	-
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	False
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	2431644
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander georgiev peev
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16346
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Christo Ivanov
Last Name	Prodanov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Leader
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Metallurgical engineer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	1981-04-30
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	9
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	(1943-1984) Died 21 Apr 1984 on Everest from exposure
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428815
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christo ivanov prodanov
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	16347
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	18
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Metodi Stefanov
Last Name	Savov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	1981-04-30
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	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2430424
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	metodi stefanov savov
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16348
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	19
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Krassimir Ivanov
Last Name	Tassev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
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	False
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	2434113
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krassimir ivanov tassev
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16349
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	20
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Doychin Todorov
Last Name	Vasilev
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Teacher
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	-
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	False
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	2429350
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	doychin todorov vasilev
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16350
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Member ID	21
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1981
Season	1
First Name	Lyudmil Stoynov
Last Name	Yankov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Bulgaria
Status	Climber
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation	Worker
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	-
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	False
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	2432657
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lyudmil stoynov yankov
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1981
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

21 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ognian Petrov Baldjiyski	M	1945	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Employee	Details Other expeditions
Dimitar Dimitrov Bardarev	M	1949	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Educator	Details Other expeditions
Russi Djenev Bossilkov	M	1950	Bulgaria	Climber	Pleven, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Evgeni Kirilov Christov	M	1937	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Slavi Nikolov Dermandjiev	M	1955	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Emanouil Touchev Deianov	M	1957	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Student	Details Other expeditions
Kantcho Kantchev Dolaptchiev	M	1944	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Educator	Details Other expeditions
Zaprian Stoyanov Horozov	M	1955	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Stefan Manolov Kaloyanov	M	1940	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Engineer, radio	Details Other expeditions
Ivan Nikolov Kostov	M	1932	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Employee	Details Other expeditions
Stayko Assenov Kulaksazov	M	1949	Bulgaria	Exp Doctor	Shymen, Bulgaria	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Nasko Zdravkov Lambov	M	1957	Bulgaria	Climber	Varna, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Toshko Ivanov Lazarov	M	1952	Bulgaria	Climber	Sliven, Bulgaria	Employee	Details Other expeditions
Kancho Dimitrov Mateev	M	1952	Bulgaria	Climber	Varna, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Ivan Boyanov Panayotov	M	1934	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Journalist, TV	Details Other expeditions
Alexander Georgiev Peev	M	1950	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Journalist, TV	Details Other expeditions
Christo Ivanov Prodanov	M	1943	Bulgaria	Leader	Sofia, Bulgaria	Metallurgical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Metodi Stefanov Savov	M	1947	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Krassimir Ivanov Tassev	M	1957	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Doychin Todorov Vasilev	M	1944	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Lyudmil Stoynov Yankov	M	1953	Bulgaria	Climber	Sofia, Bulgaria	Worker	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1881
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Reference ID	01
Year	1981
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Nyka, Jozef
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1982
Language	-
Citation	56:218 (1982)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3942
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Reference ID	02
Year	1981
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1981
Language	-
Citation	80:12 (Jul 1981)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7239
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Reference ID	03
Year	1981
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Prodanov, Christov
Title	Lhotse 8501m
Publisher	Medizina u Fiskultura, Sofia
Publication Date	1982
Language	Bulgarian
Citation	-
Yak 94	P311
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7240
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Reference ID	04
Year	1981
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Bardarev, Dimitar
Title	On the Crest of High Risk
Publisher	Medizina, Sofia
Publication Date	1983
Language	Bulgarian
Citation	-
Yak 94	B110
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7241
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Reference ID	05
Year	1981
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Georgiev, Christov
Title	Christov Prodanov
Publisher	Medizina & Physiculture, Sofia
Publication Date	1989
Language	Bulgarian
Citation	-
Yak 94	G67
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12836
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT81101
Reference ID	06
Year	1981
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198221801/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse-Bulgarian-Expedition
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT81101	AAJ	Nyka, Jozef	-	-	56:218 (1982)	-
LHOT81101	MM	-	-	-	80:12 (Jul 1981)	-
LHOT81101	-	Prodanov, Christov	Lhotse 8501m	Medizina u Fiskultura, Sofia	-	P311
LHOT81101	-	Bardarev, Dimitar	On the Crest of High Risk	Medizina, Sofia	-	B110
LHOT81101	-	Georgiev, Christov	Christov Prodanov	Medizina & Physiculture, Sofia	-	G67
LHOT81101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198221801/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse-Bulgarian-Expedition	-	-	-