Boyan Petrov

Boyan Petrov (, 7 February 1973 – ) was a Bulgarian zoologist and mountaineer. He worked at the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia.Boyal Petrov, NMNHS 

He had climbed 10 out of 14 eight-thousanders, all without supplementary oxygen. This made him the Bulgarian altitude climber with the highest number of successful ascents of peaks over 8000 meters. He was the first Bulgarian to climb four of those mountains - Gasherbrum I (2009), Kangchenjunga (2014), K2 (2014) and Manaslu (2015).

Petrov was declared missing on Shishapangma on 5 May 2018. The search for him was discontinued  on 16 May."The final report puts to rest all speculations surrounding the Boyan Petrov Search Operation", "Dream Wanderlust", 17.05.2018. According to climbers, he may have fallen into a crevasse on the way to the top.

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Category:1973 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:People declared dead in absentia
Category:Bulgarian people
Category:Mountain climbers
Category:Zoologists