A Photo Essay on Mount Everest
Everest has always been a magnet for kooks, publicity seekers, hopeless romantics, and others with a shaky hold on reality
Image by : Royal Geographical Society
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One of the most enduring mysteries of Everest is whether George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine reached the summit before disappearing in 1922. Mallory’s boot was found intact with his body in May 1999