Veikka Gustafsson
Eero Veikka Juhani Gustafsson, known as Veikka Gustafsson (born 14 January 1968) is a Finnish mountaineer who has ascended all 14 eight-thousanders in the world without the use of supplemental oxygen. He is also known for presenting a TV Travel Show on Finnish Television. In 1993 Gustafsson became the first Finnish person to have reached the top of Mount Everest. In the spring of 1997, he also became the first Finn to have reached the summit without the use of bottled oxygen.
Veikka Gustafsson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eero Veikka Juhani Gustafsson 14 January 1968 |
| Nationality | Finland |
| Occupation | Mountaineer |
| Known for | Summited all 14 eight-thousanders without supplemental oxygen |
8000 m+ mountains summited
- Mount Everest (8848 m), spring 1993, with bottled oxygen[1]
- Dhaulagiri (8167 m), fall 1993[2]
- K2 (8611 m), summer 1994[3]
- Lhotse (8516 m), spring 1995[4]
- Makalu (8483 m), spring 1995[5]
- Mount Everest (8848 m), spring 1997, without bottled oxygen
- Manaslu (8163 m), spring 1999
- Dhaulagiri (8167 m), spring 1999
- Shishapangma (8013 m), spring 2001
- Nanga Parbat (8125 m), summer 2001
- Mount Everest (8848 m), spring 2004
- Cho Oyu (8201 m), 2005-04-22
- Annapurna (8091 m), 2005-05-12
- Kanchenjunga (8586 m), 2006-05-14
- Gasherbrum II (8035 m), 2008-07-08
- Broad Peak (8051 m), 2008-07-31
- Gasherbrum I (8080 m), 2009-07-26
Other notable ascents/attempts
In the Alps:
- Frendo ridge
- Bonatti pillar
- Les Courtes, north wall (Swiss route)
In the Pamir:
- Pik Kommunisma (7495 m) and Pik Korsenevskaja (7105 m), summer 1993[6]
- Pik Kommunisma (7495 m). Basecamp to basecamp in 36 h.
In the Himalayas:
- Mount Everest (8848 m), spring 1996. Reached 7500 m.
- Broad Peak (8 047 m), 1997. Reached ridge between Main summit and Rocky summit.[7]
- 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 (4892 m), winter 1996. The tallest mountain in Antarctica.
- Four first ascents on the Antarctica, winter 1997. Summited Mount Gardner (4587 m) and an unnamed peak, later unofficially named Mount Sisu (4300 m).
Notes
In 2008 Mid-July Veikka Gustafsson and Fernando Gonzalez-Rubio attempted Gasherbrum I (8068m), but the two were forced to abort the summit bid just before 100m due to bad weather (snowstorm; total whiteout)[8]
Finally on 2009-07-26 Veikka Gustafsson prevailed in a second attempt, along with Japanese climber Kazuya Hiraide and Bulgarian climbers Nilolay Petkov, Doychin Boyanov, Boyan Petrov and Nikolay Valkov.[9]
He previously climbed mountains with Ed Viesturs who in 2005 became the first American to climb all 14 of the world's 8000 meter peaks.
References
- Leino, Eino; Gustafsson, Veikka (1995). Kohti huippua. Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 93–96. ISBN 9510205753.
- Leino, Eino; Gustafsson, Veikka (1995). Kohti huippua. Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 135–137. ISBN 9510205753.
- Leino, Eino; Gustafsson, Veikka (1995). Kohti huippua. Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 160–163. ISBN 9510205753.
- Leino, Eino; Gustafsson, Veikka (1995). Kohti huippua. Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 203–211. ISBN 9510205753.
- Leino, Eino; Gustafsson, Veikka (1995). Kohti huippua. Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 213–216. ISBN 9510205753.
- Leino, Eino; Gustafsson, Veikka (1995). Kohti huippua. Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 107–116. ISBN 9510205753.
- "Veikka Gustafsson on kiivennyt vuorelle, josta Lotta Hintsa pelastettiin – nostaa hattua yritykselle ja varoittaa talvikiipeilyn haasteista". 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- Pakistan extra update: Broad Peak SUMMITS, Veikka tops out no 13; BP, G1, G2 and G4 in full summit pushes, retrieved 30 November 2008
- GI and GII 2009: Bulgarian GI and GII Expedition Summits (Veikka summited too), retrieved 27 July 2009