Case file · High strangeness

Mallory and Irvine vanish on Everest

On 8 June 1924 George Mallory and Andrew Irvine were last seen climbing toward Everest's summit; whether they reached it remains unknown.

1924 CE · 28.00, 86.93 · status: disputed

The account

Mallory's body was found in 1999 at about 8,150 m, without the photograph of his wife he had planned to leave on top. A boot thought to be Irvine's was found in 2024.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: George Mallory
  2. Wikipedia: Andrew Irvine
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