Dimitar Ilievski-Murato

Dimitar "Dime" Ilievski a.k.a. Murato (Macedonian: Димитар Илиевски-Мурато; born 29. September 1953 in Bitola – died 10. May 1989 in Mount Everest) was a mountaineer and alpinist from SR Macedonia then part of SFR Yugoslavia, the first national of modern Republic of Macedonia ever to climb the highest peak of the world, Mount Everest. He ascended the summit on 10 May 1989, and after summiting he didn't return to any of the camps, and is officially missing.

Memorial of Dimitar Ilievski-Murato on Pelister near the "Kopanki" mountain refuge

Dimitar Ilievski reached the summit of Mount Everest on 10 May 1989 as part of a larger Macedonian expedition, of which only few alpinists succeeded to reach the summit. The leader of this expedition was Jovan Poposki. Dimitar Ilievski is noted as the 264th summiter of Mount Everest.[1]

After reaching the summit, he put the flags of both former SFR Yugoslavia and SR Macedonia.

In his honour, a traditional memorial march to Pelister named after him is organized every year around the date of his biggest achievement and tragedy.

References
  1. "List of climbers who conquered Mount Everest in 1989". EverestHistory. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
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