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1332:, www.blitz.bg, 17-08-2014, in Bulgarian. Retrieved 28-07-2016.
1330:"Властелинът на осемхилядниците покорил К2 с 12 пирона в крака"
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Mountaineer Boyan Petrov Climbs Kangchenjunga Summit
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49:1973-02-07
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341:8047 m
319:Height
193:Manaslu
92:Missing
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325:State
272:, and
247:and a
125:Spouse
88:Status
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998:China
973:2018
964:Nepal
939:2017
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871:2016
862:Nepal
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692:Nepal
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646:Pamir
634:2010
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412:Andes
400:2004
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367:2003
333:2001
316:Peak
313:Year
276:with
170:Sofia
82:China
78:Tibet
57:Sofia
1407:2018
1166:ISBN
1147:2024
1122:link
1102:ISBN
1067:2018
253:Alps
160:and
43:Born
458:USA
168:in
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