Conrad Anker

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. 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. Anker suffered a heart attack in 2016 during an attempted ascent of Lunag Ri with David Lama. Anker was flown via helicopter to Kathmandu where he received emergency surgery. Afterwards he retired from high altitude mountaineering, but otherwise he continues his work. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.