Live to be challenged

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1968, Ivan's forward thinking has achieved new heights in photography and new dimensions in his challenge to the limit of human power and aeriall operations.

Photographs of Ivan's modeling have appeared in top publications in North America as well as Europe, featuring his fascinating case studies as a role model and livelihood.

His near twenty years of experience in the vertical world have not only been an quest into the nature of the human spirit, but also into the vertical world of rescue.

Representing extreme human manpower and unrivalled courage, Ivan has exceeded commonly accepted physical and mental barriers through determination and training.

Today, he has not only set many world records but also took the world of rescue by storm. Ivan is the first person to ascend 100m. on a Single Rope Techique from a MI-17 tween turbo engine helicopter, and set new procedures for rescue use of this aircraft.