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Podcast: The Unseen Podcast
Episode: 6: The disappearance of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine
Description: In 1924, a British expedition to conquer the summit of Mount Everest took place and experienced climber George Mallory was the climbing leader. They were accompanied by a number of other climbers including Andrew Irvine, one of a number of less experienced mountaineers. During the 1920's Britain and the world were in a period of change and there were lots of records being broken and explorers setting off on dangerous pursuits. Conquering Everest was a dream for many climbers. The expedition would end however with the team losing two of their climbers questions were asked. What happened to them and did...