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The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest [Paperback]

Conrad Anker (Author), David Roberts (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Robinson Publishing (25 May 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841192112
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841192116
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 253,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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In 1999, Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest, casting an entirely new light on the mystery of the lost explorer. On 8 June 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine were last seen climbing towards the summit of Everest. The clouds closed around them and they were lost to history, leaving the world to wonder whether or not they actually reached the summit - some 29 years before Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay. On 1 May 1999, Conrad Anker, one of the world's foremost mountaineers, made the momentous discovery - Mallory's body, lying frozen into the scree at 27,000 feet on Everest's north face. Recounting this day, the authors go on to assess the clues provided by the body, its position, and the possibility that Mallory had successfully climbed the Second Step, a 90-foot sheer cliff that is the single hardest obstacle on the north face. This is a remarkable story of a charming and immensely able man, told by an equally talented modern climber.

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David Roberts worked in publishing for over thirty years, most recently as a director, before devoting his energies to writing full time. He is married and divides his time between London and Wiltshire. Conrad Anker is a professional mountaineer who has made breakthrough first ascents around the world, from the Himalayas to Antarctica and Patagonia. Conrad Anker is a professional mountaineer who has made breakthrough first ascents around the world, from the Himalayas to Antarctica and Patagonia. David Roberts, a mountaineer with extensive Alaskan experience, is the author of many books.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
An interesting read 12 Mar 2001
If you have, as I, read the other books surrounding this research expedition ("Ghosts of everest" & "lost on everest") you may find this book worth reading. The authors (Conrad Anker, the climber that found Mallory & David Roberts, close to members of the Mallory family) offer a tale of two halves (interleaved throughout) one of the history of the story & the other the thoughts & opinions of one of the key climbers on the 1999 expedition.

The history sections are as interesting as in the other books although it covers many of the same areas, a few new insights are given. Alas it is a little prone to singing the praises of Mr Anker, I felt this a little over the top in parts!

For me the more interesting sections were Conrad Anker's, giving his personal thoughts about the search & whether Mallory & Irvine made it on that fateful day as well as the reactions of the world to the discovery & excavation of the body.

For these opinions of a first-rate climber I recommend the book.

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An expedition in 1999 to investigate the disappearance of Mallory and Irvine on Mt Everest form the basis for this compelling book. As a climbing enthusiast, I thoroughly enjoyed it, revelling in the valuable information it contained on both the 'life and times' of George Mallory, and the mystery surrounding his disappearance with climbing partner Andrew Irvine.

This books does more than just provide the most enlightened assesment yet of the possibility that Mallory and/or Irvine summitted Everest at the time of their disappearance. It also gives insight into the extraordinary achievements made by Mallory and his collegues in the Himalaya during three expeditions in the 1920's.

It's easy to overlook the fact that Mallory and his party were attempting the summit of Everest form the north, and perhaps even achieved it, DECADES before any other party came close to success, on any route. 'The Lost Explorer' gives a clear sense of how far ahead of his peers and his time Mallory was in his field, and also what the British parties of the '20s were up against in Tibet.

Anker gives a thrilling account of the discovery of evidence high on the flanks of Everest, and later his own summit bid, including an attempt to free-climb the second step as Mallory and Irvine would have had to. This, coupled with Roberts' informative reflections on Mallory's life and climbing career, really put in perspective the achievements of this great alpinist.

I would recommend this book as one of the most engaging and most informative I have read on the subject of Everest and its history.

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