Doychin Vasilev

Doychin Vasilev (Bulgarian: Дойчин Василев, 12 June 1944 – 7 December 2024) was a Bulgarian mountaineer who climbed three Himalayan 8,000 m peaks: Dhaulagiri (in 1995), Mount Everest (1997)[1] and Makalu (1998).[2] His announced ascent of Cho Oyu on May 17, 1999 is controversial – he does not provide evidence, it has not been recognized by an independent source, and the number one chronicler of Himalayan climbs Elizabeth Hawley notes that on that date “due to worsening weather, no climber had crossed the 8,000m mark.”[3] In 1999, while attempting to climb Shishapangma, Doychin Vassilev and Karina Salova reached the so-called Central/West Peak (8008 m), about two hours from the highest point, the Main Peak (8013 m).[4][5]

President of Alpine Club Vihren, Sofia. Participant in the Bulgarian Antarctic expedition Tangra 2004/05, noted by Discovery Channel as a timeline event in Antarctic exploration.[6]

Documentaries by Doychin Vasilev include Chomolungma (1997), Makalu (1998), Manaslu (1999), and White Dreams (2001).

Vasilev died on 7 December 2024, at the age of 80.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Атанасов, Петър (2004-03-23). "Българите и Еверест" [Bulgarians and Everest]. climbingguidebg.com. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  2. ^ "Българските осемхилядници - Макалу 1998" [The Bulgarian eight-thousanders - Makalu 1998]. climbingguidebg.com (in Bulgarian). 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  3. ^ Бешев, Сандю (2019). България на крачка от Хималайската корона [Bulgaria one step away from the Himalayan crown] (in Bulgarian). Plovdiv. p. 123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Предизвикателството Шиша Пангма" [Shishapangma challenge]. dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  5. ^ Кючуков, Делян (2015-10-08). "Разгаря се лют спор за "български" осемхилядник" [A heated debate erupts over a "Bulgarian" eight-thousander]. old.segabg.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  6. ^ 14 November 2004: Tangra. Discovering Antarctica Timeline. Discovery Channel UK website, 2012.
  7. ^ На 80 години почина алпинистът Дойчин Василев (in Bulgarian)

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