Field Test

On Everest

Dispatches from the roof of the world

Cory Richards

Hometown Bozeman, Montana

Everest experience Extensive

What this expedition means to you
“Everest still has a draw that is elusive
and mysterious. Humans are not meant
to survive in its rarified air.”

Conrad Anker Mountaineer

Conrad Anker is captain of the North Face Athlete Team. On Everest in 1999, he was first to locate and identify the remains of George Mallory, a pioneering climber lost in 1924. Anker serves on the board of the Conservation Alliance and the Leadership Institute of Montana State University. He is vice president of the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation.

Expedition Team

Additional climbers taking the Southeast Ridge route include a team of North Face athletes.
The scientific portion of this expedition includes geologists from Montana State University,
an instructor from the National Outdoor Leadership School, and specialists from the Mayo Clinic.