Mykola Fetisov’s life was filled with adventure. He felt a magnetic pull toward the mountains. He was a rock climber, mountaineer, tourist, paraglider, swimmer, and enduro racer, among many other things—he engaged in any activity that could take him to unique and beautiful places. Just two days before his 28th birthday, he died in Donbas, near Bilohorivka.
Mykola Fetisov received his education at the European University and had a deep understanding of digital technologies, yet his love for nature led him down a different path. After graduating in 2016, he and a friend opened a guiding service. He taught group rock climbing classes both in the gym and outdoors, as well as led trekking and mountaineering tours for over 25,000 clients across 10 different countries.
“He was very quiet for three days before registering, and at the time, I didn’t understand that he was making the hardest decision of his life,” says his beloved Alina Synyavska. They married on March 8, 2022, and by the 10th, he had already volunteered to join the frontlines. They were married for just two and a half months. On May 20, Mykola Fetisov was killed.