Mallory and Irvine, Everest Base Camp, 1924.
Mallory's body found during the 1999 Research Expedition.
Mallory's broken rope and wool glove.75 years later, Mallory's body was found at 26,760 feet on the north face. The rope that cut into his skin, broke several ribs and finally snapped was still tied around Mallory's chest. Despite having no oxygen tank, crushed ribs, a broken leg and a crack in his skull that would have left his brain exposed, Mallory's corpse was still clinging to the mountain, climbing up...
The location of Irvine's body remains unknown.
What happened to Mallory and Irvine? Did they make it to the top before the accident? Perhaps we shall never know.
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