1886-1924

"Veteran climber Mark Synnott never planned on climbing Mount Everest, but a hundred-year mystery lured him into an expedition--and a . . . history of . . . adventure, . . . tragedy, and human aspiration unfolded"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the life of British mountain climber, George Mallory, the discovery of his body seventy-five years after his death, and the debate over whether Mallory was the first person to reach the top of Mount Everest.

Examines the many attempts by mountaineers to be the first to reach the top of Mount Everest, the lives lost, and the men who finally conquered it in 1953.

Examines the many attempts by mountaineers to be the first to reach the top of Mount Everest, the lives lost, and the men who finally conquered it in 1953.

Describes the efforts by mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to be the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

On June 8, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared into the mists of history on Mount Everest. In 1999, Mallory's body was found high on the mountain and Irvine's body is believed to still be up there. Graham Hoyland's 1993 climb led to the discovery of Mallory's body.

Reconstructs the final effort of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1924, a climb in which they both died; and tells the story of the Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition of 1999 in which climbers found Mallory's body and attempted to discover whether the 1924 team had ever made it to the top.

Examines the many attempts by mountaineers to be the first to reach the top of Mount Everest, the lives lost, and the men who finally conquered it in 1953.