Anker, Conrad
The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest
- ISBN 13:
- 9781841192116
- author:
- Anker, Conrad
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Robinson
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 19.2 x 13 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Conrad Anker's remarkable discovery on Mount Everest in 1999 sheds new light on the enduring mystery of George Leigh Mallory's disappearance in 1924.
On June 8, 1924, Mallory and his climbing partner, Andrew Irvine, vanished while attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest. For over 75 years, mountaineers have wondered if they successfully reached the top before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. In May 1999, Anker, a seasoned mountaineer, found Mallory's body lying facedown at 27,000 feet on the north face, frozen in a natural mummified state.
The discovery of Mallory's body, along with the artifacts found with him, including goggles, an altimeter, and a bundle of personal letters, provides important clues about his fate. This gripping account of Anker's expedition and the subsequent investigation offers a fresh perspective on one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries in mountaineering history.
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