Conrad Anker
Biography
Conrad Anker is a climber and mountaineer from the United States who also writes. He spent 26 years leading the climbing team at The North Face, a role he held until 2018. His expedition work includes finding George Mallory's remains on Everest in 1999; he went back in 2007 with Leo Houlding to follow Mallory's path and free climb the Second Step. With Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk he made a first ascent of the Shark's Fin on Meru Peak. He has taken part in documentaries such as The Wildest Dream (2010), Meru (2015), National Parks Adventure (2016) and Torn (2021). His awards include the George Mallory Award and a lifetime achievement Golden Piton from Climbing magazine.
63years old
Turns 64 on November 27in 39 days
- Born California
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 11 years2010 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 202114 Peaks: Nothing Is ImpossibleIMDb rating 7.7
- 2021TornIMDb rating 7.4
- 2016National Parks AdventureIMDb rating 7.0
- 2015MeruIMDb rating 7.7
- 2010The Wildest DreamIMDb rating 7.2
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Getting ready for a role
Anker went back to Everest in 2007 with British climbing prodigy Leo Houlding to retrace Mallory and Irvine's footsteps and free climb the Second Step without the fixed ladder, using modern safety gear.
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Worked with
Conrad Anker shares three films with Jimmy Chin, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jimmy Chin's page
Liam Neeson's page
Ralph Fiennes's page
Robert Redford's page
Alan Rickman's page
Hugh Dancy's page
Torquil JonesDirector, 1 film, 2021
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Elizabeth Chai VasarhelyiDirector, 1 film, 2015
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Official profiles and reference pages.