Dimitar Ilievski-Murato



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

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 expedition leader was Jovan Poposki. Dimitar Ilievski is noted as the 264th summiter of Mount Everest.

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.