Marko Lihteneker
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Marko Lihteneker was a Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

n ski mountaineer and mountain climber.

Lihteneker, at this time member of the GRS Celje
Celje
Celje is a typical Central European town and the third largest town in Slovenia. It is a regional center of Lower Styria and the administrative seat of the Urban Municipality of Celje . The town of Celje is located under Upper Celje Castle at the confluence of the Savinja, Ložnica, and Voglajna...

took part in the 2004 World Championship of Skimountaineering
2004 World Championship of Skimountaineering
The 2004 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering was the second World Championship of Ski Mountaineering sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions , held in the Spanish Aran Valley from March 1 to March 6, 2004....

 in Aran Valley, where he placed sixth in the relay race event together with Tone Karničar
Tone Karničar
Tone Karničar is a Slovenian ski mountaineer.Karničar, member of the GRS Jezersko, took part as a member of the national skimountaineering team in the 2004 World Championship of Skimountaineering, when he placed sixth in the relay event together with Jernej Karničar, Žiga Karničar and Marko...

, Žiga Karničar
Žiga Karničar
Žiga Karničar is a Slovenian ski mountaineer.Karničar, member of the TTSO Jezersko, took part as a member of the national skimountaineering team in the 2004 World Championship of Skimountaineering]], when he placed sixth in the relay event together with Jernej Karničar, Tone Karničar and Marko...

 and Jernej Karničar
Jernej Karničar
Jernej Karničar is a Slovenian ski mountaineer.Karničar, member of the TTSO Jezersko, was born in Kranj. He started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in the Memorial Luke in Rada event 1998...

. In May 2005, Lihteneker died in due to oxygen problems around 8800m on his descent of Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...

after leaving the last camp. He was last seen alive a few metres from the summit, when he tried to solve problems with his oxygen system. His body was found by Chinese porters. The Memorial Marka race in Staneta is named in honour of him.

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