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}} Conrad Anker (born November 27, 1962) is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author. He is famous for his challenging ascents in the high Himalaya and Antarctica. He is the team leader of The North Face climbing team. In 1999 he located George Mallory's body on Everest as a member of a search team looking for the remains of the legendary British climber.〔(NOVA Online|Lost on Everest|The Day Mallory Was Found )〕 He lives in Bozeman, Montana.〔 ''see note at bottom''〕 ==Ascents and expeditions of note== * 1987 ''Southeast Face'' Gurney Peak, Kichatna Mountains, Alaska Range, Alaska, United States. First Ascent (FA) with Seth 'S.T.' Shaw, Robert Ingle and James Garrett; summit attained May 8, 1987. * 1989 ''Northwest Face'' Mount Hunter, Alaska Range, Alaska, USA. FA with Seth 'S.T.' Shaw, summit attained July 3, 1989. * 1990 ''Rodeo Queen'', Streaked Wall, Zion National Park, Utah, USA. FA with Mugs Stump〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Bigwall dot Com )〕 * 1992 ''East Buttress'', Middle Triple Peak, Kichatna Spires, Alaska, USA, 2nd ascent with Seth Shaw * 1992 ''Shunes Buttress'', Red Arch Mountain, Zion National Park. FFA with Dave Jones *1994 ''Badlands'' (YDS VI 5.10 A3 WI4+, 1000m), Southeast Face, Torre Egger, Patagonia. Conrad Anker, Jay Smith and Steve Gerberding (USA), FA 12 December 1994.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Climbing in Patagonia )〕 * 1997 ''The Northwest Face'' (V 5.8, 2100m), Peak Loretan, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica (solo) Jan 15-16, 1997 * 1997 Rakekniven Peak, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, FA with Alex Lowe and Jon Krakauer. Featured in the cover article of the February 1998 National Geographic Magazine. * 1997 ''Tsering Mosong'', Latok II, Karakorum, FA with Alexander Huber, Thomas Huber and Toni Gutsch * 1997 ''Continental Drift'', El Capitan, Yosemite, CA, USA. FA with Steve Gerberding and Kevin Thaw * 1999 Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition, Mount Everest, Nepal / Tibet * 1999 Shishapangma American Ski Expedition, Tibet. Survived a massive avalanche which killed climbing partner Alex Lowe and cameraman David Bridges. * 2001 ''East Face'' of Vinson Massif, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. FA with Jon Krakauer. Featured on PBS series NOVA in February 2003. * 2005 ''Southwest Ridge'', Cholatse, Khumbu region, Nepal - summit attained with Kevin Thaw, John Griber, Kris Erickson and Abby Watkins on May 12, 2005. * 2007 Leads Altitude Everest Expedition 2007, joined by Leo Houlding, Jimmy Chin and Kevin Thaw, retracing Mallory's last steps on Everest. 2nd summit. * 2011 ''Shark's Fin'', Meru Peak, FA with Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk * 2012 Leads "Everest Education Expedition" with National Geographic, The North Face, Montana State University and Mayo Clinic - 3rd summit, this time without oxygen. With Cory Richards, Sam Elias, Kris Erickson, Emily Harrington, Philip Henderson, Mark Jenkins, David Lageson Ph.D, Hilaree O'Neill. Mayo Team - Dr. Bruce Johnson, Landon Bassett, Derek Campbell, Amine Issa. Base Camp Support Andy Bardon, Travis Courthouts, Anjin Herndon, Max Lowe. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Maryanne )〕 Anker has also climbed notable routes in Yosemite Valley (California), Zion National Park (Utah), Baffin Island (Canada), and the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Conrad Anker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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