He has been involved in alpine climbing and mountaineering since 1992 and he has been practicing as a trainer and alpine guide since 1996. He is a certified instructor, trainer and sport judge with a diploma from the Bulgarian Climbing and Mountaineering Federation and the National Sports Academy. Among his achievements is climbing the 1200 meters wall of Trango Tower (6250 m) in Pakistan in 1998, which is considered to be one of the most difficult Bulgarian bigwall ascents. He has climbed a lot of walls in the Alps and the Dolomites; he has also made first ascents of roughly 40 routes in Bulgaria and some speed solo records.