Bulgarian Nanga Parbat 2006 Summit!

Update 07/08/2006: Dear EverestNews.com, I send you an information about Bulgarian ascend on Nanga Parbat (8125 m):

Bulgarians Doychin Boyanov (30) and Nikolay Petkov (48) summited Nanga Parbat (8125 m) today via Kinshofer Route after 14-hours attack in deep snow according to expedition doctor Mrs. Temenuga Kőpke-Staneva..  

This is a short chronicle:

July 3 – a start of the summit push, Base camp-Camp 1,

July 4 – Camp 1-Camp 2,

July 5 – Camp 2-Camp 3, the members of the another expeditions decide to descend because of deep snow and strong wind,

July 6– Camp 3-Camp 4,

July 7 – a rest in Camp 4,

July 8 – start to N. P. early in the day.  

Doychin and Nikolay started to Nanga Parbat on July 3 – just 53 years after historical success of Austrian Hermann Buhl. 

Best regards, Peter

This is to inform you that Mr. Nikolay our Bulgarian Expedition climb the Nanga Parbat today few hours ago. they are now coming down to camp 4 and hopefully tomorrow they will come down further to base camp if possible.

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Update 6/29/2006: Bulgarians Nikolay Petkov and Doychin Boyanov established camp 3 (6900 m) yesterday, June 28.

They descended to BC today, June 29.

Update 6/23/2006: Dear EverestNews.com, Bulgarian Nikolay Petkov and Doychin Boyanov reached camp 2 (6100 m) in June 22 and descended to BC today, June 23.

Nikolay and Doychin will be climbing completely self-supported, without supplemental oxygen, without guides, and without high-altitude porters. Weather is sunny and to hot. Best, Peter

Update 6/19/2006: Bulgarian Nanga Parbat Expedition reach the base camp and we received a call from them every things is going well..

Background: Nikolay Petkov and Doychin Boyanov - two of the best Bulgarian climbers - are back to the Karakorum. Together, they are ready to summit Nanga Parbat (8125 m) and Gasherbrum- 1 (or Hidden peak, 8068 m) this summer. Although details are still sketchy, the pair hopes to summit both peaks in light style and Hidden peak – by new route from Southwest.

Nikolay Petkov, 48 years old, has climbed Everest twice (1984 - Integral West Ridge, 2004 - Chinese route from North) and Dhaulagiri (8167 m) in 1997. He was a leader of the Bulgarian National expedition on Broad peak (8047 m) in 2001. Doychin Boyanov (30) was a member of this expedition. He ascended Everest without supplementary O2 (2004). In 2005, as a member of the “Polish-Bulgarian Team K-2 Expedition”, reached 8150 m on K-2.

The guys don't seem to care that no one was able to reach the top of Gasherbrum-1 last year, or if Nanga Parbat is considered the most dangerous of all 8000ers. Their only interest is to summit both peaks.

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