Conrad Anker

Conrad Anker
Conrad Anker photo from Yellowstone National Park flier
Born (1962-11-27) November 27, 1962 (age 61)
California, United States
Alma materUniversity of Utah, Northumbria University
Occupation(s)Rock climber, mountaineer, author
SpouseJennifer Lowe-Anker
Conrad Anker's voice
from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, June 9, 2013[1]

Conrad Anker (born November 27, 1962) is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author. He was the team leader of The North Face climbing team for 26 years until 2018.[2] In 1999, he located George Mallory's body on Everest as a member of a search team looking for the remains of the British climber who was last seen in 1924.[3] Anker had a heart attack in 2016 during an attempted ascent of Lunag Ri with David Lama. He was flown via helicopter to Kathmandu where he underwent emergency coronary angioplasty with a stent placed in his proximal left anterior descending artery.[4] Afterwards he retired from high altitude mountaineering, but otherwise he continues his work.[5] He lives in Bozeman, Montana.[6]

  1. ^ "Conrad Anker". Desert Island Discs. June 9, 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Hilaree Nelson Replaces Conrad Anker as TNF Team Captain". July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018.
  3. ^ NOVA Online|Lost on Everest|The Day Mallory Was Found
  4. ^ "Exclusive: Celebrated Mountaineer Suffers Heart Attack at 20,000 Feet". National Geographic. December 5, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Conrad Anker Is Not Done Climbing". Outside. April 14, 2019. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Watch: Conrad Anker Guides Us Through His Montana Hometown". gearjunkie.com. September 11, 2018. Archived from the original on November 24, 2018.