The Mystery of Mallory & Irvine

They were last seen alive high on Everest on June 8, 1924, going strong for the summit. Then George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared into the mist, never to return again.
What happened to them? Did they in fact make it to the summit, beating Hillary and Norgay by almost three decades? The Mystery of Mallory & Irvine is the classic - and controversial - study that has long informed the debate. Research and analysis presented within these pages aided the Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition that found George Mallory's body. And now The Mystery of Mallory & Irvine has been thoroughly updated with the latest findings. Tom Holzel and Audrey Salkeld show that evidence confirms many of their original conclusions - and present startling new theories, never before revealed.