▁planet , ▁the ▁" C rown ▁of ▁the ▁H imal aya ” ▁without ▁consumption ▁of ▁food ▁of ▁animal ▁origin ▁( including ▁an ▁expedition ▁to ▁the ▁e ighth ▁highest ▁peak ▁on ▁the ▁planet ▁– ▁Man as lu , ▁ 8 1 6 3 ▁m ., ▁which ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁clim bed ▁by ▁a ▁Bulgar ian ▁before ). ▁Only ▁Sk at ov , ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁mount aine ers ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁made ▁three ▁consecutive ▁attempts ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁peak ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁ 5 : 5 0 ▁am ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁peak . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁prior , ▁another ▁Bulgar ian ▁mount aine er , ▁Bo yan ▁Pet rov , ▁had ▁clim bed ▁the ▁sum mit ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁attempt . ▁Sk at ov ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁Bulgar ian ▁and ▁possibly ▁the ▁second ▁veg an ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁have ▁clim bed ▁Man as lu . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Sk at ov ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁three ▁exped itions ▁for ▁clim bing ▁eight - th ous and ers ▁in ▁H imal ay as ▁before ▁mon so ons ▁in ▁spring , ▁which ▁no ▁other ▁Bulgar ian ▁had ▁done ▁before ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁similar ▁cases ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁he ▁reached ▁ 7 7 0 0 ▁m . ▁of ▁Ann ap urn a ▁I , ▁ 8 0 9 1 ▁m . ▁with ▁another ▁five