Lectures

Ghosts of Everest – The Search for Mallory & Irvine

On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (8848 m), the highest mountain in the world. Or so history books tell us.. Read more…

Detectives on Everest – Archaeology at High Altitudes

Throughout exploration history, forensic archaeology has been used to shed new light on unresolved riddles. Examples include the investigation of the possible murder of American polar explorer, Charles Francis Hall, and the mysterious disappearance of Sir John Franklin’s expedition in search of the Northwest Passage… Read more…