Juho Knuuttila
A dedicated climber, Juho has mastered almost all disciplines of climbing. He’s made impressive ascents of the north faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn, and the Grand Jorasses, while also putting up new routes in Finland.
Juho Knuuttila is from Imatra, Finland. Having grown up amid forest and lakes, he hadn’t seen a mountain till age 11. After seeing his first, he was hooked. Spending all his time working out how to spend more time in the hills.
By 2015, aged 19, he’d sent the north faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn, and the Grand Jorasses. He’d also soloes a few 7000m peaks. Joho likes all styles of climbing, noting that each lends itself to improving his overall abilities in the mountains.
Notable Ascents:
Khan Tengri (7010m) – solo ascent
Pik Lenin (7134m) – solo ascent
French Route (AI6 2000m), Mt. Hunter – 6th ascent
Cara Este, Cerro Piergiorgio – 2nd ascent of the mountain
Peuterey Integral, Mont Blanc – solo ascent
Manitua (A3, 6c+, M4 1200m), Grandes Jorasses
Voie Lesueur (M7 750m), Les Drus
Attempt of North Pillar of Tengkangpoche (M7, 6c, A3) – reached a new high point at 5930m
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