The Lost Explorer Author:Conrad Anker, David Roberts On June 8, 1924, George Mallory was last seen climbing toward the summit of Mount Everest. Did he reach the summit twenty-nine years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay? On May 1, 1999, Conrad Anker discovered Mallory's body on Everest's north face, casting a new light on the mystery of the explorer who may have conquered Everest seven... more »ty-five years ago.« less