Jaan Künnap

Jaan Künnap.

Jaan Künnap (February 9, 1948 Kõue^[1]) is an Estonian mountaineer, photographer and sports coach.^[2]

Biography

Jaan Künnap in top of Lenin Peak (7134 m).

Künnap went to school in Kose and in Tallinn. Since 1969 he lived in Tallinn.

In 1971–1994 he worked as a deep-sea diver on a rescue ship. During this time he was under water for over 3000 h and reached to the depths of up to 80 m.

He has climbed to the top of over 150 mountains.^[1] Künnap received the Snow Leopard award in 1987^[3] and a film about him with a same name ("Lumeleopard"; 1999)^[1] has been made. He was the president of Tallinn Alpinism Club between 1983–1988 and since 1999 he leads Mountaineering Club that bears his own name.

Künnap has participated with his works in over 50 photography exhibitions and he has reached to a podium on numerous photography competitions. He has written two books and served as an operator for several documentaries.^[4] Since 1998 he works as a photographer in Tallinn City Museum.^[1]

Awards

In 2001 he received 3rd class of Order of the Estonian Red Cross.^[5]

Works

Photos

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  "Tõus" (Ascent; 1983)

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  "Käiaja" (Grinder; 1977)

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  "Aktikompositsioon 19" (Nude composition 19; 1988)

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  "Tormide, tungide aastad" (Years of storms and urges; 1988)

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  Descent from Korzhenevskaya

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  Expedition to Tartu Ülikool 350 in 1982

Books

• Matkaspordi käsiraamat, Jaan Künnapi Alpinismiklubi, 2004. ISBN 9949104122
• Fotograafia minu elus = Photography in my life, Jaan Künnapi Alpinismiklubi, 2013. ISBN 9789949309030

References

1. Künnap, Jaan ESBL. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
2. Tammiksaar, Erki. "Climbing the Ararat 180 years after Parrot". www.muuseum.ut.ee. Tartu Ülikooli muuseum. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
3. Snow Leopards / Climbers from Estonia Firn
4. Jaan Künnap / Filmograafia Eesti Filmi Andmebaas
5. Riiklike autasude andmine Riigi Teataja, RTL 2001, 18, 252

External links

• Homepage