Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine

Set against the backdrop of the 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition, and historical clues from subsequent expeditions, ‘Ghosts of Everest’ brings to life the events surrounding the ill-fated Mallory/Irvine climb, while following the 1999 Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition team as it retraced the route up the North Col and made a discovery that rocked the world - George Mallory's body at 27,000 feet. From early preparations to the day-by-day, blow-by-blow events of both expeditions, the narrative weaves through time bringing together past and present to create a seamless adventure narrative that captures the voices and action as it unfolded on the mountain. Meticulously researched and with new evidence and artifacts found on the mountain, this narrative sheds a revealing light on the seventy-five-year-old Mallory/Irvine mystery. Simonson summitted Everest in 1991, led the 1999 and 2001 Mallory & Irvine Research Expeditions, and has climbed all eight of the Seven Summits.