George Mallory May Have Been The First Person To Summit Everest — Then His Body Was Lost There For 75 Years

The Mystery of George Mallory’s Frozen Body on Everest🥶 | Part - 2 | Tales Of Twists

world’s highest peak, Mallory said only this: “Because it is there.” George Mallory died on Mount Everest. His body was undiscovered for 75 years, before it was found in 1999… the freezing temperatures had perfectly preserved his body, and the exposed skin of his back had been whitened by the sun. This wasn’t a man who allowed comfort to hold him back —hell, by twenty this man had climbed virtually every peak there was to climb in Europe. He fought in the trenches of WWI as well. A fearless man.

George Mallory’s Everest climb was no macho heroism—It was rooted in racism, war, tragedy

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British twin explorers attempt mountain climb in George Mallory's 1920s Everest kit

The Mystery of Mount Everest: Did Mallory Reach the Top? - Historic Mysteries

Stunning aerial footage shows Himalayan Mountains from the top