August 1973 Awards Prodanov received several awards, including: No. 1 Bulgarian Mountaineer for the 20th century. "Hero of People's Republic of Bulgaria" (1984 – posthumously) "Georgi Dimitrov" order (1981; 1984 – posthumously) "People's Republic of Bulgaria", second class (1977) See also List of 20th-century summiters of Mount Everest List of people who disappeared References External links Climbing Everest Voted Bulgaria's Sports Event of 20th Century Everest History: Hristo Prodanov 1943 births 1980s missing person cases 1984 deaths 20th-century Bulgarian people Bulgarian mountain climbers Heroes of the People's Republic of Bulgaria Missing person cases in Asia Mountaineering deaths on Mount Everest People from Karlovo Summiters of Mount Everest