This memoir by mountain climber Conrad Anker tells how he discovered the body of long-lost climber George Mallory, who had disappeared, with his partner Sandy Irvine, during a 1924 ascent of Mount Everest. Anker's memoir is balanced with a parallel narrative by David Roberts, which tells the story of Mallory's expedition. The question of how and ...
In June 2002, four mountaineers set out to follow the migration of the chiru - the Tibetan Antelope - to verify the calving grounds of this endangered animal. Although it is the greed of mankind that has brought the chiru to near extinction, this is an optimistic tale about how human concern can save them.
Discusses the life of British mountain climber, George Mallory, the discovery of his body seventy-five years after his death, and the debate over whether Mallory was the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
This memoir by mountain climber Conrad Anker tells how he discovered the body of long-lost climber George Mallory, who had disappeared, with his partner Sandy Irvine, during a 1924 ascent of Mount Everest. Anker's memoir is balanced with a parallel narrative by David Roberts, which tells the story of Mallory's expedition. The question of how and ...
An account of the day that Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest. Anker and Roberts assess the clues provided by the body, its position and the possibility that Mallory had successfully climbed the immensely difficult Second Step.
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