Social Studies Show: Episode 11 - Conrad Anker

When you look up OG of climbing Conrad Anker’s picture is the dictionary. He’s been to the mountaintop as many times as MLK’s speech has been repeated.  His accolades are fascinating and people really should Google them all, he was the team leader of The North Face climbing team for 26 years until 2018. In 1999, he located George Mallory's body on Everest as a member of a search team. He’s numerous articles for the American Alpine Journal and endured the arduous filming of Meru which went on to win a documentary film award at Sundance in 2015.  

 

His climbs are impressive but out talk is about the journey within. I'm curious about his current shift in philosophy  - instead of exploring high peaks he is exploring humanity.

 

In this episode we talk about our love of Bozeman and our pasts grounded in Montana, mentorship in the outdoors, exploring insights into the dark past of John Muir’s discriminatory legacy in contrast to the BUFFALO SOLDIERS and climate change on a cultural scale. 

 

Tune in as we have a conversation about his growth and  perspective as a professional athlete and mine as a professional photographer. How we are reevaluating the landscape of outdoor culture and our hopes of painting a brighter future.