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Canberra filmmaker celebrates the Everest hero history overlooked

The film is strong, moving and shot in spectacular terrain.

The Canberra Times · Oct 16

“A real-time, high-altitude experiment”: British explorer twins head to the Himalayas to compare modern mountaineering gear with that used by Mallory and Irvine

Ross and Hugo Turner plan to climb Mera Peak for a scientific and historical investigation into how mountaineering has changed over the past 100 years

Advnture · Aug 7, 2025

Who is Jimmy Chin? From finding Sandy Irvine’s boot on Everest to making movies with Alex Honnold and summitting Meru

Asian American filmmaker, photographer, skier, climber, alpinist, author, Oscar winner and the man who discovered Sandy Irvine’s boot. is there anything Jimmy Chin can't do?

Advnture · Jun 28, 2025

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China’s Everest obsession: following Mallory’s footsteps a century on, I saw how tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain

To the discerning eye, other mountains are visible – giants between 23,000 and 26,000 feet high. Not one of their slenderer heads even reaches their chief’s shoulder. Beside Everest they escape notice, such is the pre-eminence of the greatest. (George Mallory, 1922)

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2025

Why you’ve probably never heard of the first woman to summit Everest

ANALYSIS: She reached the peak 50 years ago this week, but there are few anniversary celebrations, writes Jenny Hall

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

What is a crux in climbing? Getting to grips with hardest parts of the ascent

We reveal how the crux impacts the overall grade of a route and consider famous examples from climbing history

Advnture · Apr 6, 2025

8,848m in 40km and the Goldilocks zone: Everesting founder on the craziest rides and top tips for newbies

'I've learned to suspend disbelief', says Andy van Bergen, of what has become a global phenom

Cycling Weekly · Mar 12, 2025

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Who is Conrad Anker? The American 'rock star' climber who discovered George Mallory’s body on Everest

From discovering Mallory to losing his best friend in an avalanche on Shishapangma, Conrad Anker’s career in the mountains is one of extreme highs and lows

Advnture · Mar 3, 2025

Triumph, tragedy and an occultist: life at the dawn of mountaineering

A new book chronicles the struggles of early climbers as they attempted to mount expeditions on the world’s highest peaks

The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2025

Incredible highs and a few Lowes: who are America’s greatest ever mountaineers?

Our mountaineering expert looks at America’s greatest ever mountaineers, detailing the historic ascents of the nation’s finest

Advnture · Jan 9, 2025

'Trip of a lifetime': Sam Heughan hints at new project after Outlander

OUTLANDER star Sam Heughan has hinted at a new project, telling fans "the journey to Everest begins" on social media.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 9, 2024

Who are Britain’s greatest ever mountaineers?

From Mallory to Bonington and beyond, we reveal our pick of Britain’s greatest ever mountaineers

Advnture · Dec 3, 2024

Who are the world’s greatest mountaineers? We look at the story of former greats and up and comers

Our mountaineering expert considers the world’s greatest mountaineers throughout history, as well as casting an eye on those making waves today

Advnture · Oct 29, 2024

Mystery blobs, maligned cities and that terrible Oasis sketch – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2024

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Latin Times · Oct 11, 2024

Body of Legendary Mount Everest Climber Reportedly Found by Film Crew, Could Solve Century-Old Mystery

A National Geographic film crew found remains on Mount Everest that may belong to Andrew Irvine, a climber who vanished in 1924.

LiveScience · Oct 11, 2024

British explorer Sandy Irvine's foot discovered 100 years after he vanished on Everest

The boot containing a sock bearing Irvine's name and the remains of a foot.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024

Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent

The partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest are believed to have been found a century after their ascent of the world’s highest peak

Remains Of British Mountaineer Possibly Found On Mount Everest

National Geographic expedition finds partial remains believed to be of British mountaineer Andrew Irvine near Everest's peak, potentially shedding light on...

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2024

More clues in 100-year-old Mount Everest mystery as climber’s foot found

Foot, boot and sock believed to belong to Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in George Mallory’s 1924 expedition, discovered on glacier

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024

Everest’s great mystery solved? Sandy Irvine’s remains found 100 years after tweed-clad climber vanished

Whether Irvine and Mallory reached the peak of Everest remains one of climbing’s great mysteries

Advnture · Oct 11, 2024

Jimmy Chin's "monumental and emotional" discovery of Andrew Irvine's body on Everest may finally put mountaineering's most enduring mystery to rest

The director was on Everest filming an upcoming National Geographic documentary when the discovery was made

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2024

British explorer Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine’s partial remains believed to be found on Mount Everest after 100 years

Mystery of disappearance of climber Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine appears to have been solved 100 years on

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024

‘It doesn’t make any sense’: new twist in mystery of Mount Everest and the British explorers’ missing bodies

A hundred years ago, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set off to conquer the summit. Mallory’s body was later discovered, but now the remains of both are nowhere to be found. Who moved them?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024

Heroism, sacrifice, defeat? The enduring mystery of George Mallory’s final Everest attempt

It’s almost a century since the 1924 expedition ended in tragedy, yet the question of whether the climbers conquered the summit remains unanswered

Newly Digitized Letters Shed Light On George Mallory's Everest Expedition

Explore digitized letters shedding light on George Mallory's Everest expedition, revealing his determination, struggles, and ultimate fate.

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