Climber Mark Synnott blends history, adventure, and personal journey in this gripping account of one of the world’s greatest mountaineering mysteries. Drawn to Mount Everest by the unanswered question of whether George Mallory and Sandy Irvine—the British climbers who vanished near the summit in 1924—might have succeeded in reaching the top decades before Hillary and Norgay, Synnott embarks on his own high‑stakes expedition in 2019. Along the way, he faces deadly weather, crowded routes, political challenges, and the raw extremes of the mountain while exploring what drives humans to risk everything in pursuit of the unknown.
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