Dimensions
165 x 241 x 28mm
Mallory and Irvine. The mystery of the two British climbers who perished near the summit of Mount Everest over 75 years ago has never lost its allure. Mallory's story has been well chronicled, but who was Sandy Irvine? Why did Mallory, sixteen years his senior, choose Irvine for the 1924 final assault on the summit, despite his limited mountaineering experience?
Little information was thought to have existed about Irvine's short and eventful life, and nothing was thought to have survived from the expedition. But in May 2000, Irvine's great niece discovered a long forgotten and unopened trunk, containing a stash of unsuspected source material including Irvine's letters and photographs from Everest. This treasure trove also included engineering drawings of his detailed redesign of the expedition's oxygen apparatus - just one in a long line of Irvine's creative solutions to engineering problems.
Much more than a personal quest, this is a fascinating story of a fearless young adventurer whose life and death linked him with one of the greatest mountaineering legends of all time.
