Odell's view of Mallory & Irvine at

Looking at the terrain around 26,000ft to see what Odell would have seen and matching that up to snowfields along the North East Ridge shows that Odell saw them approaching and climbing the saddle of the Third Step.
Note: Messner actually climbed out of the Norton Couloir a little lower than I indicate in this video. You can see Messner's entire route: • Great Climbs: Messner...
For an update video see: • Mallory and Irvine: Od...
From my 2013 Expedition.
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