Post by simpledip on Sept 14, 2019 10:17:59 GMT -6
During the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, Mallory and his climbing partner, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, disappeared on the north-east ridge during their attempt to make the first ascent of the world's highest mountain.
The pair were last seen when they were about 800 vertical feet (245 m) from the summit.
Mallory's frozen body was discovered in 1999.
The pair were last seen when they were about 800 vertical feet (245 m) from the summit.
Mallory's frozen body was discovered in 1999.
Mt. Everest has deep secrets
under its calm silence
and in between there are stories
that keeps on popping up -
Did they reach at the top?
Mallory had a photograph of his wife
and he had promised to her
that he would click the photograph
of himself with his wife’s photograph at the summit.
When the search team found the body
they failed to recover the photograph
from the pocket of his cloth.
Some believe the photograph
might have been left at the summit.
The camera which the duo had been carrying
is still to be recovered
and no one knows if it is found
in near future we might witness
the lost moment of human heroics.
If speculations are to be believed,
the presence of snow goggles
found in Mallory’s pant pockets
throw a different perspective of the event.
It could be that they were returning
after achieving the summit after sunset
when the snow goggles are not needed.
These theories related to George Mallory
have made him a legend
and we are still awaiting more findings
that could end up the speculations to its end.
Irrespective of all these
the efforts of George Mallory
needs to be appreciated.
It was his fantasy and ‘only him’
that made the thought of reaching
the summit of Mt Everest
fascinating and appealing to all.
- Dip
