Atte Saku Juhani Miettinen (born November 19, 1975) is a Finnish business executive and mountaineer living in Dubai.[1]
Atte Miettinen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1975 |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation(s) | Business executive, mountaineer |
| Known for | Summited the Seven summits, summitted Everest |
Miettinen was the first Finn to achieve the so-called Seven summits on June 22, 2012. He has climbed both the Bass and Messner lists, which only 100 mountaineers in the world had been able to do at the time. Richard Bass and Reinhold Messner’s lists differ for the highest peaks in Oceania.
During his Seven Peaks project, Miettinen reached the top of the Vinson Massif in Antarctica as the second Finn ever. The first Finnish conqueror of the mountain was Veikka Gustafsson. Miettinen was the first Finn to climb the Carstensz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea in Indonesia.
| Atte Miettinen — Seven summits | ||||
| Date | Mountain | Height | Continent | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2007 | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania | 5 895 metres | Africa | |
| July 2009 | Elbrus, Russia | 5 642 metres | Europe | |
| April 2010 | Mount Kosciuszko, Australia | 2 228 metres | Oceania | |
| May 2011 | Carstensz Pyramid, Indonesia | 4 884 metres | Oceania | |
| November 2011 | Vinson Massif, Antarctica | 4 892 metres | Antarctica | [2] |
| December 2011 | Aconcagua, Argentina | 6 961 metres | South America | [3] |
| May 2012 | Mount Everest, Nepal | 8 848,86 metres | Asia | [4] |
| June 2012 | Denali, United States | 6 190 metres | North America | [5] |
Miettinen’s younger brother is the Finnish musician Karri ”Paleface” Miettinen.
See also
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edit- ^ D’Souza, Carolina (7 July 2012). "Dubai resident scales the Seven Summits". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Atte Miettinen valloitti Etelämantereen korkeimman vuoren" [‘Atte Miettinen conquered the highest peak in Antarctica’] (in Finnish). MTV3.fi Matkailu. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Dubai expat aims to climb world's seven highest summits". Arabian Business. ITP Media Group. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Atte Miettinen valloitti Mount Everestin vaarallisissa olosuhteissa" [‘Atte Miettinen conquered Mount Everest in dangerous circumstances’]. MTV3.fi Matkailu. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Atte Miettinen teki kiipeilyhistoriaa" [‘Atte Miettinen made mountaineerin history’]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Sanoma. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.