Having only one day to rest, after Dhaulagiri he aimed at Makalu and for only one night at Base Camp, started his climb at Makalu, in alpine style. On 23 May, at 12:00 pm, Skatov became the first known vegan to climb Makalu and, according to the data provided by his fellow mountaineers, he accomplished the fastest expedition to Makalu, for just 96 hours with only one night at the Base Camp before the attack. Thus, for 23 days he participated in three expeditions on eight-thousanders, as two of them in alpine style in less than a week, for the first time in the world from a Bulgarian and a known vegan.