Marija "Mariča" Sabolek Frantar (1956—1991), was a Slovenian alpinist who was one of the country's most successful mountaineers.

In 1990, she received the Stanko Bloudek award, Slovenia's highest state honor for sport for her achievements in mountaineering.

Mariča completed approximately 600 ascents before her death at age 35, with climbs across the Dolomites, the Wilder Kaiser and the Central Alps, Tian Shan, the Pamirs and the Himalayas.

[1] "I look for danger, not because of death, but because of life, which is the richest and most beautiful there in the steep walls and overhangs.

"[2]Frantar disappeared on 3 May 1991, approximately 150 meters from the summit on Kangchenjunga, together with fellow climber Jožet Rozman.