Found On Everest - Seeking Answers With a Long Lost Legend
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- The mountaineering world was turned on its head on May 1, 1999 when the remains of George Mallory was discovered by Conrad Anker at about 26,750 feet or 8153 meters on the vast north face of Everest. When the news got out, it set the mountaineering world on fire.
In this presentation about the discovery Thom Pollard gives an in-depth firsthand look at what took place on the day he visited the site with Andy Politz, on May 16, 1999. Included is an excerpt from a talk given in Sydney, Australia in November of 2019 to The Australian & New Zealand chapter of the Explorers Club.
TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Introduction to the discovery of George Mallory
4:03 - set up of presentation about May 16, 1999
5:59 - presentation to ANZEC about the discovery of George Mallory
8:45 -clothing worn in 1924
11:37- overview of search area
17:33 - conclusions
Two videos that might assist with further research include
- the possibility of more than one camera with Mallory & Irvine with historian Jochen Hemmleb:
• Jochen Hemmleb: Mallor...
- the viability of developing the film if the camera was discovered with Todd Gustavson is curator of the Technology collection at the George Eastman Museum:
• Everest MYSTERY: Can G...
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I'm a 33 year old from Minnesota and I have absolutely zero high altitude climbing experience, and I will likely never, but I am always thrilled to hear your stories! I love your informative channel and your passion for sharing these stories! Wishing you well, 💚 🏔️
I agree completely with you. I'm 43 from ND, no climbing experience at all but I'm entralled by Mt Everest and all the other 8k meter peaks. I'm glad there are other people that are willing to climb them and film and share their experiences as otherwise I'd never see them.
I’m 60 and share the same sentiment🥊 from Winnipeg, the flattest prairies in Canada 😂🤘🏻
I'm 59 and have done so climbing. I love this channel. My climbing days are over. I still would like to do an Everest base camp trek.
I'm 33 from Florida the biggest thing I can climb is a mine hill.
@AshleyMarie-mr4ry,
I’ve been a longtime fan of Thom and his videos. He’s a kindhearted, and very knowledgeable documentarian of Everest and other great peaks around the globe. Many other people have videos out on the great Mallory/Irvine quest but Thom has a way of bringing it all together. I understand, not being a high altitude climber myself, that there is controversy out there in reference to this chapter of climbing. That being said, I have been on the receiving end of a comment made by someone of whom I do not know but I’ve never seen Thom ever act in this way. That alone makes me want you to watch his documentary-videos more.
Now, a question for Thom. I have a very curious question for you. Not pointing at any single climber but I was curious if there is any long term impact upon high altitude climbers that spend many years in higher altitudes. Do you think there is any affect upon those mountaineers that have summited many 8,000+ meter peaks?
Just something I’ve been pondered over since I’ve been enthralled by high altitude climbing 🧗♂️.
As always, thanks Thom!
As someone who admits it would be a monumental achievement for me to make it even to base camp, I always find myself feeling like the obsession of whether they made it to the summit is less important than the actual journey they took to get that far up the mountain. They made it SO FAR with SO little. They were amazing!
In just a few weeks, it will be 100 years since that epic Mallory-Irvine climb.
A century ago today, on the 31st of March 1924, the team was already trekking towards Everest.
From your videos it was clear you were on the Mallory expedition, but I never knew you were physically up there when he was found. That gives me chills. If I'd been there, it would've been the first & only time I was ever starstruck by a mummy.
he wasn't... up there when he was found that is!
he was there when they went up for a second time to dig him up again to check for more loot, after the first team had found him and buried him.
Fifty years ago I knew David Walker who was a widely known Scottish-Canadian author. In his youth, George Leigh Mallory had come to his school in Shrewsbury to talk about mountains. David Walker was quite impressed by him, and never forgot the occasion. In conversations, I felt I got to know Mallory a bit, second hand.
That's absolutely incredible. My mentor, Bradford Washburn, became obsessed with the mystery when at the age of 15 - so in 1925 or so - Noel Odell visited his school. Brad went onto much fame of his own in the mountain world.
Hi from Australia. My dear Dad was instrumental in me wanting to know all about Everest history so I have absorbed everything possible since the late 50's, especially Mallory and Irvine. I admit I cried when Mallory's body was discovered - the photos are heartbreaking and their desire (as well as others) to go into those conditions in the only clothes available to them of the day is mind boggling. My Dad passed in 2000 so I'm glad that he got to know of some part of mystery beforehand. We had great conversations between 1999 and 2000. I choose to believe that they summited. Thank you for your stories and videos. Subbed!
I am absolutely in awe of you Sir. The life you have lived so far is what dreams are made of. To explore takes a certain kind of person no? The exploration bug missed me in my 20’s and 30’s but now in my 40’s I wish it would have bit me when I was younger. I love that I can explore because men and women like you exist. ❤
You are a living legend. I always feel privileged to be able to sit back and listen to your stories. You amaze me, thank you. ❤
Thank you so much for the awesome gift, I truly appreciate it. However, the legends? They were the other guys on the mountain on May 1st....an incredible team of people.
I'm so glad you found the courageous Mallory. I choose to believe he summitted, though we'll never know. I'm also angry that the Chinese government apparently decided Irvine didn't deserve the dignity of everyone knowing he had been found. It seems to me that publicizing his discovery would have brought them good publicity and accolades.
The American ego still denying the possibility of Malloy and Irvine being successful. Had Mallory and Irvine been American then history would be more open to a successful 1924 summit attempt
I think there is a pretty good chance they made it, my thoughts though are if they truly understood what happens to the body at that height? Like did they know that the death zone basically earned its name? Lastly i have to wonder if just even being on that mountain be have one experiencing emotions and things that would be something akin to spiritual? When i hike in the ADK i can get that peace of nature feeling, and ive stood atop those smaller mountains and was in awe i can only imagine what mountaineeeing is like!
Thank you for watching, much appreciated. Essentially, we're hiking for that sense of awe that you described.... Thanks for supporting the channel!
Hey bro i think they knew about it...They also used oxigen bottles on their expedition...
Man, I can’t lie, your stuff is great, with your delivery of the material being very well organized, paced and communicated. It does upset me though that two weeks after the initial discovery you and another gentleman returned to the body, dug it up, and took his watch, pants and even underwear. Only to leave him half buried. This is tantamount to desecration and is upsetting. I believe y’all even lifted his legs and you were able to get under him face to face. You state there are no pics of this, however, I can imagine this the truth and now it’s more a money issue than anything else. Please tell me something that will help me excuse this behavior cause I don’t want to think that you and a few other, very well known, experienced climbers are capable of what it is being said occurred in this case.
I’ll never forget watching that bbc documentary on the tv when I was a teenager. It gave me tingles all over my body… the emotion in the voices of the search party, it was absolutely priceless. It’s without doubt one of the best things I ever saw and it set me off on a tangent for years reading anything I could get my hands on concerning Mallory and even retracing his steps on climbs here in the UK.
Good having you here, thank you for telling us about your story!
He had a picture of his wife and he was going to leave it on the summit and when his body was discovered there was no picture with him 😳
I always wondered about that!
That was a rumor.
yes
i think they made it cuz of the missing picture
No proof he carried a picture of his wife.@@jayeengland
@@czarcastic1458 no proof that he never either.
Hi Thom! Yeah, i just dont see how you reslove the 2nd Step dilemma! As i told you before, this moment changed my life...inspired me and couple friends to start climbing mountains! Bagged many summits, but never made it to the death zone! Thanks for the inspiration! Sorry about David....we all loved him!
I DO like to think that they made it to the Summit, NOT that I've got anything against Hillary and Tenzing. Getting to the summit back in those days was an incredible achievement (Still is nowadays!) but to be the first in 1924 wearing the clothing available at the time would have been spectacular! Unless the camera gets found, no one is ever going to know for sure, and I have a horrible feeling that the Chinese may well have found the body of Irvine, and 'disappeared' it.
Wow. I had no idea you were up there with him. What an amazing story. It's sunny and 77 F outside, and I grab my throw blanket watching these.
Sandy Irvine was from my hometown. Mallory, coincidentally, also lived in Birkenhead for a spell- less than a mile from Irvine's house- but they never met there. Like me, Sandy went to Cambridge University. I feel a strong affinity to them both and this story never fails to move me. I hope one day the truth will be revealed about the discovery and disposal of Irvine's remains. Thanks for this greta overview.
I agree - finding Mallory was an extraordinary event in alpinist history - it was and remains stunning discovery - the odds were so unlikely he would ever be found ...
Another excellent, intriguing and gripping video Thom. One thought came to mind that the discovery of George Mallory was what can be described as a "Black Swan event" i.e. an occurrence of the highly improbable. The person who first coined the term, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, created three criteria for the fulfillment of a Black Swan, and that is: 1. rarity 2. extreme impact 3. retrospective predictability. As far as I'm concerned the discovery of George Mallory's body in 1999 ticks all three boxes. I'm also deeply moved by Noel Odell's sighting as well as the words he uses in an 1986 documentary just before he died that he saw Mallory and Irvine at the "foot of the final pyramid" before the clouds obscured his vision. From Odell's vantage point it's very clear what he's talking about regarding the "final pyramid", which a significant part of it can only be that final snow slope leading up to the summit. He couldn't be referring to the Second Step because that is clearly on the north-east ridge line, which is not the foot of the final pyramid. He must have seen them in the vicinity of the Third Step, and if so, there would be no obstacle to stop them from reaching the summit. It's also interesting to know that George Mallory's grandson, George Mallory II reached the summit of Everest in 1995.
Fantastic insight and comment, thank you! I'm screen capturing this for further thought....truly appreciate you taking the time
I think they made to the summit. No photo of Mallory's wife. Ruth, was found on Mallory's body. He promised to leave her photo on the summit. The real key to the mystery though is Sandy Irving's body. He carried the photographic equipment. Later Chinese expeditions speak of the "English Dead" in an area not near where Mallory's body was found. Irving's body, and his Photos have never been revealed. Politically the Chinese would never have allowed that.
I remember this distinctly. I was a freshman in college and had always been interested in mountaineering. Thank you so much for sharing this
I like to think that they made it and fell on the way back down. It is crazy to think what equipment they had compared to what climbers use now. It makes that climb even more remarkable in my opinion.
They were giants among mere mortals....but the mountain unfortunately had the last word. Thanks for watching and thank you for supporting the channel :)
Something tells me that Mallory and Irvine made it and I hope they did . I love the stories of the wonderful mountaineers ! I wish everyone safe journeys!
I met Andy Politz and Jamling Norgay (sp?) when they were promoting the Everest film at a theater (that had an IMAX) that I worked for in Columbus Ohio. They were both so nice!!! Such a small, big world!
Andy is an amazing man and a great friend. Very cool that you met him at that film, as well as Jamling!
Thank you for this information. I really enjoy watching your information and learn so much about a world I will never partake of in my lifetime.
You're so welcome, I'm really glad you've enjoyed the videos!
Fascinating Thom. Many thanks.
Thank you very much! I am always impressed by your reports. All the best for you and your family!
Thank you for sharing your personal experience. It’s fascinating to hear the insight from someone who was there and had a sincere appreciation for the man and moment.
In my humble opinion, I truly think George & Sandy both made it to the top. Id like to think they did & on the way down, thats when they either fell or were sick from altitude sickness. Im truly honored to hear from your own words, how George Mallory was found. Can I ask, do you know if they were tied together by rope? And did anyone check the rope around Mr Mallory to see if it were cut or if it looked different in any way? Thank you for all of your videos💜
They were roped together from what i have read. Sandy was not an experienced mountaineer. George took him because of his expertise with oxygen. It is assumed that Sandy slipped and fell, pulling Mallory with him. Tragic.
Conrad Anker's stepson was a photographer on my antarctic cruise and screened the documentary he made about losing his dad (also a climber, died on a mountain) and eventually adding Conrad to their family. Super interesting!
His stepsons father was Conrad’s best friend who was with him when he died.
The information and perspective you offered is new and fresh,....to me...and I have followed this 1999 discovery very closely. Thank you for your presentation. I look forward to more.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I truly appreciate it
You are such a great speaker! Is that a natural talent or did you learn how to do it somewhere? It looks like you aren't even using notes in the presentation! Impressive. Thanks for your videos, I am a big fan.
Thom, thank you for this video. Of course those who venture into the unknown become the voices we grant to those wonders in our dreams. As Mallory would become the voice of those who desired to climb above the clouds and touch the top of the world for so many, yours and those of others on these expeditions extoll us to continue our own dreams of discovery as well. George Mallory's memory now has more actual information, and eventually, we hope, we will hear more form Sandy Irving. It is no coincidence that you had your moment of questioning whether you had the same tone of these ground breaking explorers before. The odyssey continues and the heroes of the tail become those of our generation heeding their call to history. I wonder if the confidence we attribute to the past explorers was their attempt to convince themselves in their correspondence. It is this correspondence which became their final words to us so it is all that is left to hear.
Continue to speak these things and put fourth the success of others while you pursue the questions of today. To frame current wonder against the backdrop of the endeavors of others are the tales of tomorrow. "Because it is there" becomes "I was there too."
Love hearing your experiences and stories.
Exploring our world is fascinating. 100 years anniversary is coming up on their climb. Can't imagine what that was like looking at his face.
Thom just found you on TH-cam. I enjoyed the Julian Sands podcast. Looking forward to seeing all your work! So very proud of you! Nicely done…. Much love cousin Nancy 🦋
Hi Nancy, it's so awesome having you here....hope all is well :)
Outstanding work, as always my friend
Wow Thom what a great presentation you did ( where in Sydney were you? ) How was the muscles the next day?. Every time I pop in your talking to someone special. Though now I have forgotten which one …….it was either Mallory’s son or Hillary son & I was gobsmacked. I’m glad you decided to return to us. Keep them coming. 😊🤗
Jane the presentation was at the Boat House in Barrenjoey (I believe) where ANZEC does a lot of their events. My visit to Australia was one of the brightest trips of my life, all because of the generosity of my friend whom I was on the Viracocha II reedship expedition with in 2003. Thanks for your support, it means very much to me :)
@@EverestMystery oh near Palm Beach nice - they filmed one of our longest show there called “ Home and Away” I probably watched 10 years of it when all the kids were younger and going to school. Lots of beautiful things to do there. I’m not rich enough to live out there lol. True Aussies are easy to get on with. Glad u had a good time. 👏🏻👏🏻🤗
❤❤ so informative and clear. I gotta say Mallory was a handsome devil x😊
Crazy to think Hubble discovered ours isn’t the only galaxy the same year Everest was conquered. Human beings love to explore and discover.
Thanks for all you have contributed to this fascinating story. It's so interesting to learn about!
I appreciate it, thanks so much! Keep on doing your thing, I checked out your channel. Awesome stuff!
I enjoyed this Malory cover the most. Much more detail. Thank you.
In my heart, I think they made it. In my head I am less sure. But they went out doing something that they loved.
It's a tough call....GLM was very far from the summit where he was discovered. I waver back and forth on whether they made it or not. Thanks for supporting the channel, I really appreciate it!
I'm grateful you didn't include pictures of Mallory. The famous picture you refer to is haunting. Once you've seen it, you can never unsee it.
Speaking of pictures, I remember seeing photos of the expedition and you can't help but be gobsmacked by how they were outfitted. Woefully unprepared by today's standards but understandable at the time.
Question... If the camera is ever found, would the film still be good after all these years on the mountain?
For his descendants sake I hope one day Irvine is located. Maybe it's just me, but if a family member died on the mountain, it would cause me far more anguish if they simply disappeared without a trace.
Great video, Thom!
Really enjoyable video. Daniel - UK
Thank you, Daniel! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Great having you here :)
Very interesting! However, if there is no conclusive proof then he didn’t make it. In law….. not guilty until proven guilty. Climbing and summiting, surely if they had they would have left something up there.
That is just my opinion. What is fact is that those two (and the others from 1924) were incredible climbers!!
Really enjoyed this! Thank you!!
Great upload! My sons and I always enjoy discussing your vids, as we did tonight, discussing whether they made the summit, not to mention if we would've had the guts to crawl under him.
That is awesome! Thanks for watching with your sons....to me that's as good as it gets. Thanks so much
Hi Thom; walking in to a local grocery store I was surprised to see you there in a conversation with someone. From your TH-cam posts I knew you live nearby. I didn’t have the courage to interrupt and say hello to the legend as I’m a total flatlander 😅
Pure enjoyment listening to your story. Thank you SO much!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for taking the time to watch and to comment!
This is so informative! Great job, fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝 Keep it up 🙌
So fascinating, yet tragic that lives were lost. I can't even imagine what it would have been like in 1924 to attempt Everest, or even today. Thank you.
Great story. I can see you and your team really cares. As a non climber, it is great to see an Everest story that is not about mountains of garbage and millionaires abusing Sherpas.
I remember this story so well from all the press, radio and TV coverage in the UK and to this very day, I hope that Mallory and Irvine did make it to the summit of Everest.
Thanks for sharing!
Id like to hear more about the Chinese discovering sandy and possibly covering up the summit achievement by taking the camera.
Here's a video with Jamie McGuinness, who knows far more than me on this topic: th-cam.com/video/SDbRRU1YMLw/w-d-xo.html
Thank you. I enjoyed it. Very fascinating.
It was a massive story all over the world! Amazing.🗻
The fact that George said he would leave a photo of his wife on the summit and the photo wasn’t found on his body.. and the fact that his goggles were in his pocket.. meaning it was night when he did that.. seems to really suggest he did make it.
I wish he had left something other than a photo at the top. They didn’t consider the corruption of those who would come after..
You are excellent narrator! Love the way you told the story.Thank you❤
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the storytelling....thank you for watching!
Digging your guitar in the background !! Fun
Always kept within an arm's length or better yet slung over my shoulders to practice or jam Cheers!
You continue to inspire me! What a life!
I know nothing about mountaineering but what I’ve learned here. But WOW 😮
Very cool video!! Thank you so much for sharing your story!
You’re welcome ~ thanks for watching!
The #1 thing going for them having summited, is simply the fact that they died.
I remember watching the BBC documentary back in the day. I felt that they did summit but I think it is becoming less likely that this will ever be conclusively proved.
Very true. A relatively small amount of climbers who turn back before the summit of Everest, actually die. People die returning from the summit (exhaustion/ bad light/ conditions) or from an accident/ hypoxia etc on the way up. Where Mallory's body was found, and Irvine's ice axe, the pair were a fair way into their return journey back to their tent
I cannot even imagine the sheer gravity and awe you felt when you not only saw him for the first time, but then looked into his face. You stared into the face of human history, and you were the first to do so since that history had been made.
Thanks man, your videos are super interesting and your voice is epic so I'm able to listen alot while I'm crunching through paper work
I love your videos, they're so interesting!
Great video. Once again.
Wonderful Presentation ! For myself, I do not believe they summited. Spa see bah.
Thom, appreciate the time you've spent on this unsolved mystery. Was a photo ever taken of Mallory's face?
I have to admit I finally teared up when I saw the photo of his climbing boot .
So flimsy by today's standards and must have been almost useless as protection
during his last hours .How often must he have considered giving up ? But we know they didn't. It's that courage and the triumph of the human Spirit that
brings the tears....Death can never diminish their achievements.
Lets see, axe found E of the first step, oxy bottle found E of first step glove found E of first step and Fall line E of first step . With that being the only tangible evidence, one must conclude they never even made to the first step when they fell to their deaths just E of the first step. Thanks Thom I always enjoy your insight.
Have you seen the picture of him pointing to the spot he saw Mallory on Everest? It was E of the first step.@@stewartjohnking
The third step wasn't recognised in 1924, it was part of the final pyramid. Odell described seeing them climb a step on the ridge before the final pyramid.
On his return to camp he had Hazard measure the heights of the foot of the final pyramid and the step sighting location, both were below the third step.
He also said in an interview that they would have reached the final pyramid late afternoon. So in his mind they weren't at the now called third step, they were on the ridge.
3 other people in camp 5 had telescopes looking for Mallory and Irvine and saw nothing all day long.@@WellyCoaster
It is difficult to guess if they made it to the summit. Mallory definitely had the ambition and experience, but Irving did not. They were definitely doing the impossible- looking at their equipment is enough to give anyone reservations.
I think Mallory was desperately working to summit. The mission had been viewed as impossible. This was his third expedition to Everest and he was 37 years old. It is important to remember that 37 years old in 1924 is not the same as being 37 years old in 2024. This would have likely been his last opportunity to summit and the reward for this success would have been fame and fortune. This would have provided security for him and his family for the rest of their lives. He was a man who was willing to bet it all in the hope of success.
Mallory was a complicated man and it would have been interesting to see what he would have accomplished if he had lived.
yea thanks for sharing your personal experience. I like to keep my mind open on Mallorys experdition.
Really enjoyed the video and all your effort into putting these together.
Hope this little bit helps😊
I've been wondering what happened to Mallory's rucksack and what he may have been carrying (besides drink and food).
We can see Nortons and Irvines in photos. Have been thinking if a camera may have been in his rucksack.
Cheers!
Wow, thank you so much, I truly appreciate it! It does help, very much. And, yes, a missing backpack....pretty big thing to contemplate... Thanks for watching and for supporting the channel
A bit of a wry smile at you dissing the expedition clothing. But then you point out no frostbite!! 😂😂😂 I visited the Shetland Isles and Tullochs of Lerwick had a proud tribute to Mallory as it had provided Shetland wool garments to him!!
But well done to your expedition for finding him.
You where on this expedition?? Wow good on ya man. Your part of history! Incredible 👏
I enjoyed that. Thank you
The photo of you with your son, it actually made me quite emotional. Do you ever regret the time you've had to spend away from your family and do you ever feel guilt for putting yourself into dangerous situations? (It's called the death zone for a reason)
I also struggle with the dilemma of putting myself at risk when I go to work as a fisherman, it's a risk I grudgingly accept, but one that I'm sure my children do not.
Yes, I struggled with it very much, and passed on several amazing opportunities when they were young. I was young and ambitious, and much less so now. One way I made up for it was by coaching every team they were on from K through 6th grade and through middle school coached my son in football. During that presentation in Australia I choked up twice (talking about GLM's children as well as my own)...but, I've gotten better at stuffing it back in. Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts
I’m impressed that both of you put your kids ahead of your dreams and ambitions. Personally, I believe you each made right decision and were rewarded with visions far more glorious than mountain summits.
thanks for your videos
I'm glad you enjoy them, thank you!
I am obsessed with everest. I wish I had the health to climb it. It seems amazing!
The fact so many people looked for so long and he was really just right there in a place that made sense shows you how impossible it is to find people.
Love your passion! I choose to believe he made it. Hillary can have it for the first to hit the top and come back down safely but in my heart, knowing Mallory’s passion, I pray and choose to believe he met his goal before he died. If not, he’s got an even better view of this world where he’s at now 😊
Do you think that it is true that Irvine and the camera were found and they tried to develop the film but they couldn't and did they push Irvine down a crevasse?
Will the photos you took of Mallory's face ever be published?
I do truly believe that Sandy was found, and if there was a camera, that too. A photo of GLM's face will never see the light of day.
@EverestMystery , thank you. I understand. When you said you looked into his face, you had such a sense of awe in your voice. I wanted to feel that as well. I watched an interview with Sir Hillary, and he was put out about GLM being disturbed at all. I have empathy that EH felt some kind of way about that, but I think GLM would have wanted future mountaineers to learn from him. He's still teaching after all these decades.
You are a national treasure, sir.
Wool and leather is very warm.
Love your videos, you're a great storyteller!
Thanks so much, I appreciate it!
This video got me to subscribe. Thanks ❤
Love it, thank you!
I’m preparing for my Colorado 14er journey this summer. Your videos are very helpful and educational to teach me not to try to conquer the nature but learn to appreciate it through adventures.
This is so cool to hear. Have a great time on your journey! Check out the video on Julian Sands and my video on the gentleman who bit off more than he could chew in New Hampshire this winter. Cheers, thank you for watching
Super video Thom, as usual. Your "fan" club will be stirred again. Why I feel there will be video coming very soon to point by point confront all you said here, you know whom I am talking about😂.
Sandy Irvines camera is the single most valuable artifact somewhere on Mt Everest. I choose to believe they did summit. The descent is a sumamabish
Thom, it is Irvine with an e. In Tibet sky burial is traditional. The body is broken up to be consumed by birds, insects and animals, returned to the cycle of nature. The autographic VPK Model B camera you showed came out in 1926. The Everest camera is an interesting object itself. Somervell told his son he gave his camera to Mallory. We don't know whether this was Somervell's own camera or one of the VPKs John Noel provided for the summit teams to record their climb.
What kind of Strat do you have?
I have an American 62 reissue atm...have had quite a few Fenders over the decades
It’s. a 2017 American Professional. I’m not nuts about the color but it plays so well. Keep on rockin’! 🎸
I read Conrad's personal account of finding Mallory's body. He had an experienced, intuitive feeling that it might be somewhat outside the "official" search area based on where he thought the Englishman would logically have come to rest had he fallen.
I think the cloud they were seen walking into turned into a blizzard and caused the fall.
Yes, it appears that the weather event was quite intense, and could have been the deciding factor. Thanks for watching and thanks for your support!
Mallory was a beautiful man in many ways, one of those timeless men who reached the highest summit. I do believe he made it, and so did Irvine, and that George fell to his death leaving young Sandy Irvine alone on a ledge on top of the world in the bitter cold...the loneliest man in the universe for his remaining hours alive. A tragic thought, hard to see it going any other way. Irvine would be found above Mallory, quite near that ice axe. Perhaps Irvine too fell, tumbled, just not nearly as far.
This is the last video of yours I will EVER watch! I will not be deceived any longer!
No hard feelings. Somehow one has come to the conclusion that this is something different than a person telling a story of a powerful experience in his life. I tell it the same to my children and friends, as I have here. Cheers and all the best in your future endeavors
There's something very interesting to me about George Mallory's face. He looks like a man of conviction.
My idea of a nice “climb” has always been one of the trails leading to some point around Yosemite Valley. Preferably on my own horse. But I think this site is fascinating.
I concur, your 'climb' sounds way better than the ones on a cold mountain! How can I get some of that, lol Thanks for watching, it's great having you here!
@@EverestMystery Well, you will need to buy a horse and buy or borrow a horse trailer…..8-). As a kid it was always my dream to own my own horse and bring it up to Yosemite. So I did….8-). I imagine that is the way climbers like you thought. You have a dream and work to make it happen. I am curious, how old were you when you first decided you wanted to climb Everest?
Why is it that climbers can’t (knowing they may possibly find who they are looking for) bring a way to mark the location exactly when they do find it?
Did they take his body down? Has his family received the remains?
The real questions we want to know the answer to.
I don't think it matters if Irvin & Mallory made the summit, you don't count among the summiters if you don't make it down alive. It's still an interesting story though