Conrad Anker speaks at the University of Utah

  Conrad Anker, an accomplished alpinist, has recently been awarded an honourary doctorate by the University of Utah. He is a former student of the university and on May 3rd he was not only hooded for the honourary doctorate degree, but was the one to give the commencement speech.


Conrad Anker ice climbing in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Photograph by Max Lowe, courtesy of National Geographic Adventure Blog.

  His inspiring speech touched on current and future challenges that face the human race, and a copy is available here. 

 Congratulations Conrad!