This is the story of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. In 1924 they attempted to be the first people to ever summit Mount Everest only to be lost on the mountain and left us with the biggest question in mountaineering. Did Mallory and Irvine summit Mount Everest? Making them the first people to ever summit?
Sources
https://jakenorton.com/noel-odells-final-view-of-mallory-irvine-june-8th1924/
https://jakenorton.com/mallory-irvine-and-the-second-step/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/lost/mystery/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/lost/search/day.html#firstaudio
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