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.
Dva Makedonca popela su pre njega na Mont Everest: Dimitar Ilijevski-Murato iz Bitolja koji se ispeo na vrh u maju 1989. godine, ali je poginuo u incidentu na povratku u kamp i Gligor Delev koji se popeo na planinu u maju 2007. godine.