Last November, 54-year-old Conrad Anker had a heart attack at 20,000 feet while climbing in Nepal. But at nearly 20,000 feet clinging to a wall of ice near the summit of a remote mountain in the Himalayas has to rank up there as one of the worst places to suffer a coronary. Mountain Climber Conrad Anker Survives Heart Attack at 20K Feet Famed climber and mountaineer Conrad Anker has escaped death before, but this was one seriously close call. Also in 2016, Anker was dealt a reminder of his own mortality, climbing with David Lama – one of the three presumed dead this week – in a second attempt on Lunag Ri in Nepal. Conrad Anker (né le 27 novembre 1962) est un alpiniste, grimpeur et auteur américain célèbre pour ses ascensions difficiles dans les hautes montagnes de l'Himalaya et l'Antarctique.Il est membre de l'équipe d'escalade The North Face et travaille également en étroite collaboration avec Timex Expedition en tant qu'ambassadeur de la marque. In 1999, Anker lost his best friend and frequent climbing partner Alex Lowe, a 40-year-old father widely considered the greatest mountaineer of his generation, to an avalanche in Tibet. CONRAD ANKER Bozeman, Montana. The Bozeman, Montana-based father of three is one of the most prolific explorers and mountaineers alive today. This Intense Film Details Iconic Climber Conrad Anker’s Heart Attack at 22,000 Feet Tuesday August 7, 2018 Conrad Anker Recovers From Heart Attack at 20,000 Feet. Conrad Anker, Bozeman, MT. The master, the legend, the visionary… Conrad Anker has been pushing the limits of mountaineering for the last 30 years, evolving into one of America’s best alpinists. Anker recently sustained a heart attack while climbing in the Himalaya in November 2016. While he has made a full recovery, this is his first expedition since that scare. His condition worsening, he abseiled off the cliff and hiked back to camp. The legendary mountaineer was halfway up his second attempt at climbing the 22,660-foot Lunag Ri with Austrian climber David Lama when he noticed the typical symptoms of a heart attack: tight chest, trouble breathing, general weakness, reports TGR. In November, Anker suffered a heart attack at 20,000 feet while attempting to ascend an unclimbed Himalayan peak. Conrad Anker and David Lama set out to climb Lunag Ri in 2016. His friend Alex Wildman is a novice big-wall climber and cardiac nurse who recently recovered from stage 4 lymphoma and intense chemotherapy. Anker suffered a heart attack at 19,000ft. 125K likes. be good ~ be kind ~ be happy Athlete Team Captain, The North Face Co-Founder Khumbu Climbing Center During the pair’s second attempt, Anker survived a heart attack. In 1999, he located George Mallory's body on Everest as a member of a search team looking for the remains of the British climber. Veteran mountain climber Conrad Anker at age 54 was … December 8, 2016. Dec 8, 2016 . image: conrad anker on November 16th, 2016 in Nepal.