Here's one for your diary - Conrad Anker, the American mountaineer
who was one of the team who discovered Mallory's body, is going to be
presenting his talk 'The Lost Explorer - The Discovery of Mallory on
Everest' at Cotswold Outdoor's HQ in South Cerney on January
29th.
The talk is one of only two on a whistle-stop tour which the North
Face-sponsored climber is making of the UK and should be fascinating,
regardless of what you think of the whole Mallory-Irvine ethical
debate.
Anker is an interesting character in his own right. For some
background, take a look at this touching profile
which appeared in Outside Magazine and his web
page. 'In his spare time Conrad studies watercolor painting and
stays in shape for his ascents with a rigorous training regime of
running, skiing and of course by climbing. a lot.' It says here.
Tickets are priced at £6.50, to find out where to get them,
check this
page on the Cotswold site.
