From discovering Mallory to losing his best friend in an avalanche on Shishapangma, Conrad Anker’s career in the mountains is one of extreme highs and lows ...

And there is a crack in the back, and Mallory was a talented rock climber. Could he have been possessed of such a desire and will to make the summit as to extend or be invested with abilities ...

it is still not known whether Mallory and Irvine could have climbed the Second Step, a rock outcrop, that by today's standards would be a very difficult climb without the aid of fixed ropes ...