Looking out of a tent door into a world of snow and vanishing hopes. ~George Mallory

~ Conrad Anker

Conrad Anker Climbing Everest George Mallory Mountain

Standing on the apex of our planet is humbling. I'm starved of oxygen, depleted of reserves, unable to eat, and bound by anxiety. This is a dangerous place. Yet the symbolism of standing on top of the world gives me a chance to experience time on a cosmic scale.

~ Conrad Anker

Conrad Anker Time Experience World

If you compare Everest photographs in 1953 with its current state, things are melting. I imagine if I were a golfer in Indiana, I'd be hard-pressed to believe in climate change because nothing's going on there. But when you're up in the mountains and seeing the glaciers melt away, it's an obvious physical manifestation of a warming planet.

~ Conrad Anker

Conrad Anker Mountains Believe

Mountains are freedom. Treat them respectfully.

~ Conrad Anker

Conrad Anker Mountains Treat Them