Emo started climbing when he was 18 years old. He spent his university years at the National Sports Academy studying and training climbing in its various disciplines. Until 2016 he was an active competitor in national and international events. He regularly took podiums on national competitions on boulder and dry-tooling. Outdoors climbing is his favorite way to spend his time and energy.
Here is a shortlist of the climbs he has enjoined the most:
- Boulder: Dynera 8B (Rila, Bulgaria), Veritas sds 8A+(RMNP), OFF 8A+ (Rila, Bulgaria), Rilski sportis 8A+ (Rila,Bulgaria)
- Lead: Hip-Hop 8c+ (Karlukovo cave), A pig in the roof 8b (Leonidio), Gaidoura Doura 8b (Leonidio), Natoralno Izvisen 8b+ (Teteven, Bulgaria)
- Deep-water Soloing: Chi-Chi 8a (Tylenovo)
- Trad: Partizan man 8a (Rila, Bulgaria)