Prije njega su se na Mont Everest popela dva Makedonca: Dimitar Ilievski-Murato iz Bitolja, koji je na vrh stigao u maju 1989, ali je poginuo u nesreći prilikom povratka u osnovni kamp, te Gligor Delev, koji se na tu planinu popeo u maju 2007.
Two Macedonian nationals climbed Mount Everest before him: Bitola-native Dimitar Ilievski-Murato, who made it to the summit in May 1989, but died in an accident returning to base camp, and Gligor Delev who scaled the mountain in May 2007.