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If people see me giving back to the military, they'll hopefully follow suit and be good to these guys who have done so much. I'm not Lance Armstrong or Tiger Woods - I'm just an old, gray-beard mountain climber, but I'm hoping to inspire people to follow my way.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Armstrong Back Climber Done Follow Giving Giving Back Good Guys Hopefully Hoping Inspire Just Me Military Mountain Much Old People See Suit Tiger Tiger Woods Way Who Woods

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I'm done with Everest. I did it three times, and I need to be good at that and be happy with it and focus on other climbs.

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Topics: Be Happy Climbs Did Done Everest Focus Good Happy Need Other Three Times

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Once I graduated from university, I wanted to climb and be outdoors as much as possible. I worked as a part-time carpenter and kept up a relationship with The North Face. One thing led to another, and I'm lucky to be where I am now. It was a circuitous path with lots of adventure throughout.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Adventure Am Another Carpenter Climb Face Graduated Kept Led Lots Lucky Much North Now Once One Thing Outdoors Part-Time Path Possible Relationship Thing Throughout University Up Wanted Where Worked I Am

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Specifically choose not to take a GPS. Just create a challenge. You can climb Everest or walk across Antarctica with minimal gear and still have that sense of adventure. But in terms of exploration, Google Earth has this world mapped down to the square foot.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Across Adventure Antarctica Challenge Choose Climb Create Down Earth Everest Exploration Foot Gear Google Just Minimal Sense Specifically Square Still Take Terms Walk World You

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Yes, I was inspired by Jack London and still love reading his books. Ernie Banks is another hero because I lived in Chicago for two years as a kid, and I loved that he was the Cubs' loyal underdog and one of the first African-Americans to make that breakthrough.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Another Banks Because Books Breakthrough Chicago Cubs First He Hero His Inspired Jack Kid Lived London Love Loved Loyal Make Reading Still Two Underdog Years Yes

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I think, as a young guy, I was always drawn to being in wild places. Climbing was a logical extension of that.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Always Being Climbing Drawn Extension Guy Logical Places Think Wild Young Young Guy I Think

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Climbing, as my grandmother said, it's a pretty frivolous thing. She always wondered when I was going to get a real job. But climbing is a real job for me now, and I enjoy it. It's a gift that I'm able to do it, share adventure and motivation with people.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Able Adventure Always Climbing Enjoy Frivolous Get Get A Real Gift Going Grandmother Job Me Motivation Now People Pretty Real Real Job Said Share She Thing Wondered

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We can't take climate change and put it on the back burner. If we don't address climate change, we won't be around as humans.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Address Around Back Burner Change Climate Climate Change Humans Put Take

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Meru is the culmination of all I've done and all I've wanted to do.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Culmination Done Wanted

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The compression of time one experiences when you're a small person underneath this huge avalanche is amazing.

~Conrad Anker

Topics: Amazing Avalanche Experiences Huge Person Small Time Underneath You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: November 27th, 1962

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