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:

[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

In Spring 2008 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.

He often climbs mountains with Ed Viesturs.

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