Marko Prezelj

Marko Prezelj (born 13 October 1965) is a Slovenian mountaineer and photographer.

[1] The second he received in 2007 with Boris Lorenčič, for the first ascent of Chomolhari's northwest pillar in October 2006.

Prezelj rejected his second award[2] because of his concern about the dangers of a competition.

[3] In 2014 he received his third Piolet d'Or together with Aleš Česen and Luka Lindič for their first ascent of the north face of Hagshu in the Indian Himalaya.

Prezelj has a degree in Chemical Engineering and is an IFMGA/UIAGM mountain guide and climbing instructor.