Veikka Gustafsson
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Veikka Gustafsson (b. 14th of January in 1968) is a famous Finnish mountaineer. He was born in Espoo and he has three siblings, Elina, Erkki and Esa. Veikka's first name is Eero. His family bought a cabin in Tuupovaara and they moved there in 1976. Veikka is the first Finnish person to have reached the top of Mount Everest. Spring of 1997, he also became the first Finnish man to have reached the summit without the use of bottled oxygen.
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[edit] 8000 m+ mountains summited
He has set his mind and body to conquer all the summits of the mountains over 8000 metres, without the use of bottled oxygen and has so far succeeded in reaching these summits:
- Mount Everest (8850 m), spring 1993, with bottled oxygen
- Dhaulagiri (8167 m), fall 1993
- K2 (8611 m), summer 1994
- Lhotse (8501 m), spring 1995
- Makalu (8483 m), spring 1995
- Mount Everest (8850 m), spring 1997, without bottled oxygen
- Manaslu (8163 m), spring 1999
- Dhaulagiri (8167 m), spring 1999
- Shishapangma (8046 m), spring 2001
- Nanga Parbat (8125 m), summer 2001
- Mount Everest (8850 m), spring 2004
- Cho Oyu (8201 m), 22.4.2005.
- Annapurna (8091 m), 12.5.2005
- Kanchenjunga (8586 m), 14.5.2006
[edit] Other notable ascents/attempts
In the Alps:
- Frendo ridge
- Bonatti pillar
- Les Courtes, north wall (Swiss route)
On the Himalayas:
- Pik Kommunisma (7495 m) and Pik Korsenevskaja (7105 m), summer 1993
- Pik Kommunisma (7495 m). Basecamp to basecamp in 36 h.
- Mount Everest (8850 m), spring 1996. Reached 7500 m.
- Annapurna (8091 m), spring 2000. Failed to summit.
- Annapurna (8091 m), spring 2002. Reached 7300 m.
- Kangchenjunga (8 586 m), spring 2003. Reached 7100 m.
Elsewhere:
- Mount Vinson (5140m), winter 1996. The tallest mountain on Antarctica.
- Four first ascents on the Antarctica, winter 1997. Summited Mount Gardner (4587 m) and an unnamed peak, later named Mount Sisu (4300 m).
[edit] Future plans
On Spring 2007 Veikka is planning to climb the remaining three 8000 meter peaks: Gasherbrum I (8068m), Gasherbrum II (8035m) and Broad Peak (8047m). These peaks are situated in Pakistan.
[edit] Other interests
- Public speaker (well known motivational speaker in Finland)
- Veikka is a part owner of Retki Magazine
- Avid scuba diver and kayaker
- Owns an island in a Baltic sea where he partly lives in
He often climbs mountains with Ed Viesturs.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
Wikipedia article: Veikka Gustafsson
