Hristo Prodanov

Hristo Prodanov (February 24 1943 - April 20 1984) was a Bulgarian mountaineer. He was the first Bulgarian to climb Mount Everest but died on the way back.

Awards

Prodanov received several awards, including:

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• "Georgi Dimitrov" order (1981; 1984 - posthumously)
• "People's Republic of Bulgaria", second class (1977)
• "Hero of People's Republic of Bulgaria" (1984 - posthumously)
• No. 1 Bulgarian Mountaineer for the 20th century.