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.

Climbs

8000m ascents

• Lhotse (8516m) - April 30 1981, solo, without oxygen
• Everest (8850m) - April 20 1984, solo, without oxygen

7000m ascents

• Lenin Peak (7134m) - August 6 1975, July 28 1982, August 5 1982, July 13 1983, August 2 1983
• Communism Peak, today known as Ismail Samani Peak (7495m) - July 27 1980, July 24 1983
• Korzhenevski Peak (7105m) - July 28 1979, July 31 1979, August 8 1982, July 29 1983
• Noshaq (7492m) - July 30 1976

Alps

• North face of Matterhorn (4471m) - September 21-26 1974, together with Trifon Djambazov
• North face of Grand Jorasses on the Walker Spur (4208m) - July 30 August 1 1967, together with Atanas Kovandzhiev
• Petit Dru (3733m), Bonatti route - July 16-18; "Route of Guides" - September 3-8 1977
• Mont Blanc (4807m), Freney Pillar - July 15-16 1969

Caucasus

• Pillar of Ushba - July 25-28 1970
• Traverse in Shkhelda (4320m) - July 24-August 1 1973