Tone Karničar is 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.

Karničar, member of the GRS Jezersko

Jezersko

Jezersko may refer to:* Jezersko, Slovenia, the village and municipality in northern Slovenia* Jezersko, Kežmarok District, the village and municipality in northern Slovakia* Seebergsattel, a mountain pass connecting Austria and Slovenia...

, took part as a member of the national skimountaineering team 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....

, when he placed sixth in the relay event together with 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...

, 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 Marko Lihteneker

Marko Lihteneker

Marko Lihteneker was a Slovenian ski mountaineer and mountain climber.Lihteneker, at this time member of the GRS Celje took part in the 2004 World Championship of Skimountaineering in Aran Valley, where he placed sixth in the relay race event together with Tone Karničar, Žiga Karničar and Jernej...

. Amongst others, he placed third in the Memorial Marka race (Marko Lihteneker memorial race) in Staneta in 2006. The Memorial Marka race in Staneta is named in honour of him.