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Climb a Mountain with Conrad Anker

Climb a Mountain with Conrad Anker

Hemingway said that “auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports … all others are games.” Sometimes lost in the excitement of action sports is the true danger they possess. Mountain climber Conrad Anker knows this firsthand because an avalanche killed his best friend while Anker was with him. Instead of quitting climbing, Anker learned that to truly participate in what he loves, he’d have to come to peace with death. Here’s how it’s impacted his everyday life.