- Veikka Gustafsson
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 inTuupovaara and they moved there in 1976.In 1993 Veikka became the first Finnish person to have reached the top ofMount Everest .In the spring of 1997, he also became the first finn to have reached the summit without the use of bottledoxygen .8000 m+ mountains summited
He has set his mind and body to conquer all the summits of the 14 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
*Gasherbrum II (8035 m), 8.7.2008
*Broad Peak (8047 m), 31.7.2008Other notable ascents/attempts
In the Alps:
* Frendo ridge
* Bonatti pillar
* Les Courtes, north wall (Swiss route)On the Himalayas:
*Pik Kommunisma (7495 m) andPik 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. SummitedMount Gardner (4587 m) and an unnamed peak, later unofficially namedMount Sisu (4300 m).Future plans
In summer 2008 Veikka is planning to climb the remaining 8000 meter peak
Gasherbrum I (8068m), which is situated in Pakistan.He often climbs mountains with
Ed Viesturs .External links
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