What is Atanas Skatov?
{{Infobox person | name = Atanas Skatov | image = Atanas Skatov, Makalu Summit.jpg | caption = Skatov, 23 May 2016, Summit Makalu, 8485m | birth_date = {{birth date|1978|03|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Sliven]], [[Bulgaria]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|02|05|1978|03|11|df=yes}} | death_place = [[K2]], [[Pakistan]] | years_active = 2012–2021 | known_for = {{Hlist |Veganism | mountaineering}} | title = | children = 1 | website = {{URL|atanasskatov.com/}} }} '''Atanas Georgiev Skatov''' ({{Lang-bg|Атанас Георгиев Скатов}}; born Atanas Georgiev Dimitrov; 11 March 1978 – 5 February 2021) was a Bulgarian [[Mountaineering|mountaineer]], [[Veganism|vegan]], [[agronomist]] in plant protection, [[entomologist]], and [[ecologist]]. On 24 May 2014 he became the first known vegan to ascend [[Mount Everest|Everest]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mendis|first=Dishan|date=2018-08-16|title=The Story of Atanas Skatov–First Vegan to Climb Mount Everest|url=https://veganuniversal.com/atanas-skatov-first-vegan-mount-everest|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Vegan Universal|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030231314/https://veganuniversal.com/atanas-skatov-first-vegan-mount-everest|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inourishgently.com/first-vegan-on-everest/|title=Meet The First Vegan Ever To Climb Mount Everest (And Conquer The 6 Highest Continental Summits In Record Time) -|website=inourishgently.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-13|archive-date=2016-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008142540/http://inourishgently.com/first-vegan-on-everest/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He tried to become the first known vegan to summit the [[Eight-thousander|14 highest summits]] on Earth and successfully reached the top of 10 of them. On 20 June 2017, Skatov ascended solo in alpine style [[Mount Denali]] in [[Alaska]] and became the first Bulgar