Entries filed under 'conrad anker'

Jimmy Chin Talks about Climbing, Photography and Living Life on the Go

Jimmy Chin is one busy guy. Between working as a professional athlete and photographer, and running the Camp 4 Collective production company, he doesn't get a whole lot of downtime. Since September, Jimmy has crossed the globe, climbed a 20,000-foot peak, given presentations to hundreds of people, but spent only a handful of days at his own home in Victor, Idaho. Earlier this year, Jimmy achieved one of his longtime goals: landing a photograph on the cover of National Geographic. He ...

Posted by Joe P. on November 22, 2011 4:29 PM & Tagged Camp 4 Collective, Climbing, Jimmy Chin, Photography, Renan Ozturk, Revo, The North Face, Yosemite and conrad anker | permalink | Comments



Freedom of the Hills: An Outdoor Classic Turns 50

Is it the Bible of mountaineering? After circulating for 50 years and being translated into 10 languages, it would appear that Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills really has taken root as a sacred text of climbing and alpine adventure. Freedom debuted in 1960 as the first book produced by The Mountaineers Books, the publishing division of The Mountaineers -- a nonprofit, Seattle-based club founded in 1906 to further outdoor recreation and conservation through lectures and field trips. That ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on October 20, 2010 10:45 AM & Tagged Ed Viesturs, Jim Whittaker, Mountaineering Freedom of the Hills, The Mountaineers, The Mountaineers Books and conrad anker | permalink | Comments



OR Report: 'The Wildest Dream' Screened on Eve of Opening

The National Geographic film The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest opens nationwide Friday, and it drew enthusiastic reviews from a preview audience that packed Salt Lake City’s Clark Planetarium IMAX Theater Monday night on the eve of the summer Outdoor Retailer trade show. The thought-provoking documentary follows climber Conrad Anker’s quest to recreate the 1924 Mount Everest summit attempt by English mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine and whether or not the two climbers had the ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on August 3, 2010 3:45 PM & Tagged conrad anker, george mallory, mt. everest and the wildest dream | permalink | Comments



Conrad Anker Discusses "The Wildest Dream" Movie

I had a chance to chat with mountaineer Conrad Anker last week about The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest, the new documentary film that recreates his dramatic 1999 discovery of British climber George Mallory's body on Mt. Everest. The 1920s Mallory saga remains enigmatic after all of these years, and the film offers a compelling retelling of the story complete with amazing high-altitude footage and some modern CGI movie magic. Q: How many trips to Mt. Everest did it take for you to make this ...

Posted by Steve T on July 22, 2010 11:29 AM & Tagged Everest, conrad anker, george mallory, khumbu climbing centre, mountaineering, movie and the wildest dream | permalink | Comments