Death of George Mallory
What happened above the clouds?
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40 mins
Discover the mysterious death of George Mallory, who disappeared while attempting to climb Mount Everest in 1924 with Andrew Irvine. Explore their final ascent, the clues left behind, and the decades-long search for answers about what happened high on the mountain.
Ep 1:
Obsession, Ice, and the Man Who Chose Irvine
Before Hillary, there was Mallory — a war survivor obsessed with Everest, and the young engineer he chose to climb with him into history.
Ep 2:
Vanished at the Roof of the World
On June 8th, 1924, two climbers vanished into the mist near Everest's summit, leaving behind brutal arithmetic, decades of clues, and a controversy over the body that was finally found.
Ep 3:
The Camera, the Boot, and the Answer That Waits
A century later, a boot surfaces from a melting glacier, reviving hope that a lost Kodak camera could finally reveal whether Mallory and Irvine reached the top of the world.
Discussions (5)
Ernie
Level 2 · 2 days agoMallory surviving the Somme just to walk straight into the death zone tells you everything about that generation
Marshall
Level 5 · 2 days agoSo Mallory was carrying his wife's photo to leave at the summit... and it wasn't on his body when they found him. Either he lost it on the way down, or he made it to the top. I know which one I believe.
Reid
Level 7 · 2 days agoMallory never turned back types
