Johan Ernst Nilson (born 4 August 1969 is a Swedish explorer, known as an "environmental explorer" because of his interest in

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and

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-related issues.

Life and career

Nilson was born in

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. He has completed 28 expeditions, visiting around 100 countries. He also gives lectures about motivation and

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. After participating in some film work with the Polar Research Team, Nilson began collaborating with Respect Climate. In 2008 he finished his project ''"

Seven Summits The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven traditional continents. Climbing to the summit of all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first achieved on 30 April 1985 by Richard Bass. Climbing the Seven Summits a ...

Climate Neutral"''. After the first

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Everest expedition, Nilson was elected Swedish President of the Everest Summiteers Association (ESA), and a member of The Explorers Club. He received the Medal of Honour from the

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in 1996. He is a member of the

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. In 2018, Nurali Aliyev announced that Nilson would be the new Ambassador of the Snow Leopard Foundation based in Kazakhstan, representing the interests of the foundation overseas.

Expeditions

Nilson has completed exhibitions in Africa and Antarctica, as well as to the mountains

Denali Denali (; also known as Mount McKinley, its former official name) is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of above sea level. With a topographic prominence of and a topographic isolation of , Denali is the thir ...

(1995), Kilimanjaro (2003), Mount Elbrus (2004, 2008), Aconcagua (2005, 2006),

Carstensz Pyramid Puncak Jaya (; literally "Glorious Peak") or Carstensz Pyramid, Mount Jayawijaya or Mount Carstensz () on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of , is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth. The mountain is located in the Sudi ...

(2006), Mount Everest (2007), Mont Blanc (2006, 2007), Mount Vinson (2008), Mount Kusciuskzo (2006), Shishapangma (1997),

Mount Kinabalu Mount Kinabalu ( ms, Gunung Kinabalu, Dusun language, Dusun: ''Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu'') is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of , it is List of islands by highest point, third-highest peak of an island on Eart ...

(2000), and Heidi Hill Nunavut (1999). His mixed expeditions include the Alaska Walkabout Expedition (1995), Jetski over the Atlantic (2002), Machu Picchu (2005), the Arctic Dogsled Race (1999), and a Borneo Photo Expedition (2000). In January 2012, Nilson achieved a Guinness Record title for his Three Poles Challenge expedition.

Publications

Nilson published a photobook in November 2008, entitled ''Seven Summits - The Photobook''.

References

*http://www.dn.se:13024/sthlm/st-eriksmedaljor-drar-till-gronland-1.868799 *http://www.aftonbladet.se/klimathotet/article469360.ab *http://www.sergel.se/?id=2247 Swedish explorers Swedish environmentalists Swedish mountain climbers 1969 births Living people People from Stockholm {{Sweden-bio-stub