Conrad Anker

Conrad Anker is a highly accomplished American mountaineer known for his extreme alpine expeditions in the Himalaya, Antarctica, and other remote mountain regions. He has climbed some of the world's most difficult peaks and is a prominent leader of The North Face climbing team. His career has spanned decades of high-altitude exploration.

In 1999, Anker participated in the Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition, where he famously discovered the body of British climber George Mallory. Mallory had disappeared on the mountain decades earlier in 1924, creating one of climbing's greatest mysteries. Anker found the remains at an altitude of roughly 26,700 feet.

Yes, Conrad Anker successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest on multiple occasions. One of his most notable ascents was in 2007, when he and his climbing partner Leo Houlding attempted to free climb the historic Second Step to see if Mallory could have done it. He has extensive experience navigating the mountain's death zone.

No, although Anker found George Mallory's body in 1999, the camera belonging to his climbing partner, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, was never recovered. Kodak experts believe the film inside Irvine's camera could prove if the pair reached the summit before they died. The mystery of their ultimate altitude remains unsolved.