{"id":678,"date":"2018-11-16T17:47:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T17:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/?page_id=678"},"modified":"2024-06-06T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T16:12:23","slug":"mallory-and-irvine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallory and Irvine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened to Mallory &amp; Irvine \u2013 A Synopsis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fbfbfb\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/\">Introduction<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-5-1924\/\">June 5, 1924<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-6-1924\/\">June 6, 1924<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-7-1924\/\">June 7, 1924<\/a><br> <em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-7-1924\/comments-on-mallorys-note-to-noel\/\">Comments on Mallory\u2019s note to Noel<\/a><\/em><br> <em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-7-1924\/comments-on-mallorys-note-to-odell\/\">Comments on Mallory\u2019s note to Odell<\/a><\/em><br> <em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-7-1924\/some-notes-on-the-oxygen-question\/\">Some notes on the oxygen question<\/a><\/em><br> <em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-7-1924\/some-notes-on-mallorys-equipment-list-the-sleeping-bag-issue\/\">Some notes on Mallory\u2019s equipment list \u2013 The sleeping bag issue<\/a><\/em><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-8-1924\/\">June 8, 1924<\/a><br>  <em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-8-1924\/mallory-irvines-ascent-to-8500-m-28000-ft\/\">Mallory &amp; Irvine\u2019s ascent to 8500 m\/28,000 ft.<\/a><\/em><br>  <em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-8-1924\/mallory-irvines-ascent-beyond-8500-m-28000-ft\/\">Mallory &amp; Irvine\u2019s ascent beyond 8500 m\/28,000 ft.<\/a><\/em><br>  <em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/june-8-1924\/climbing-the-second-step-is-the-mystery-finally-solved\/\">Climbing the Second Step \u2013 Is the Mystery finally solved?<\/a><\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/beyond-the-second-step-hypotheses-considerations\/\">Beyond the Second Step \u2013 Hypotheses &amp; Considerations<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/where-is-andrew-irvine\/\">Where is Andrew Irvine?<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/conclusions\/\">Conclusions<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/expedition-waste\/\">Expedition Waste<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following reconstruction of the events surrounding Mallory and Irvine\u2019s summit attempt in 1924 is<br>the combined result of four search expeditions to Mount Everest (in 1999, 2001, and 2010, 2011) and<br>associated research. The timeline was compiled from the following sources:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Bild-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:284px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carr, H.R.C.,&nbsp;<em>The Irvine Diaries: Andrew Irvine and the Enigma of Everest<\/em>, 1924, Reading: Gastons-West Col Publications, 1979 (Irvine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holzel, T. &amp; Salkeld, A.,&nbsp;<em>The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine<\/em>, London: Jonathan Cape, 1986 (Holzel\/Salkeld)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norton, Col. E.F.,&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Mount Everest Dispatches\u201d<\/em>, Alpine Journal, vol. 36, No. 229, 1924 (Norton 1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>_____,&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Climb with Mr. Somervell to 28,000 ft.\u201d<\/em>, Alpine Journal, 36, 229, 1924 (Norton 2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>_____,&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Problem of Mount Everest\u201d<\/em>, A.J., 37, 230, 1924 (Norton 3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norton, Col. E.F. et al.,&nbsp;<em>The Fight for Everest 1924<\/em>, London: Edward Arnold &amp; Co., 1925 (Norton 4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Odell, N.E.,&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Last Climb\u201d<\/em>, Alpine Journal., 36, 229, 1924 (Odell)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Somervell, T.H.,&nbsp;<em>After Everest: The Experiences of a Mountaineer and Medical Missionary<\/em>, London: Hodder &amp; Stoughton, 1936 (Somervell)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abschrift der Logb\u00fccher aus Lager III und IV 1924; Royal Geographical Society London Files Box 41\/3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happened to Mallory &amp; Irvine \u2013 A Synopsis Table of Contents IntroductionJune 5, 1924June 6, 1924June 7, 1924 &#8211; Comments on Mallory\u2019s note to Noel &#8211; Comments on Mallory\u2019s note to Odell &#8211; Some notes on the oxygen question &#8211; Some notes on Mallory\u2019s equipment list \u2013 The sleeping&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/en\/mallory-and-irvine\/\" class=\"more-link read-more\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mallory and Irvine<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-678","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"h-entry","8":"h-as-page"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":896,"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/678\/revisions\/896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jochenhemmleb.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}