#10 - Conrad Anker - Navigating Uncertainty with Optimism

Conrad Anker is a leader of the outdoor community. A mentor to mentors he has been a consistent and calm voice in the outdoors for decades. He is a climber’s climber, at home on a faraway alpine wall or the sparkling ice of his home canyon, Hyalite, located in the Gallatin Range of southwestern Montana. Over decades in the mountains, he has come to value the rarified air of Antarctica, the Himalaya and Montana equally; inspired by the value of immersion in other ecosystems and cultures, he’s become more fully enmeshed in both the physical and communal landscape of his hometown of Bozeman.

In this conversation with Conrad, Cory and CJ dig into how he is navigating the current shelter-in-place era as an avid outdoorsman and member of the larger community.

The topics range from Covid-19 to his experience navigating loss and grief over the years of losing friends in the mountains. He shares his approach, a prism of positivity, and tools for facing loss. How does Conrad say to himself in these moments? We find out.