Kazuya Hiraide with Veikka Guftafsson

Kazuya with Veikka Guftafsson Gasherbrum I summiteers. I’ll return to Pakistan as a ttrekker – there are some beautiful valleys to explore in the region,” Veikka said. By summiting GI on July 26th, Veikka Guftafsson became the first Skandinavian 14x8000er summiteer. As for Japanese Kazuya Hiraide, 2009's Piolet d’Or winner had actually never met Veikka before they teamed up to climb GI. He is neither interested in pursuing the 14x8000ers, although before heading for GI he had previously climbed GII and Broad Peak.