The Happiness Quotient

They say that gong to the summit is only halfway. And nowhere was that more true than on May 10, 1996 on Mount Everest. On that day Everest became the stage for one of the most harrowing disasters in mountaineering history. Eight climbers perished in a brutal storm, and as the world tried to make sense of the tragedy, a chilling truth emerged: success on Everest isn't just about reaching the summit—it's about surviving the descent. In Part 2 of our deep dive into the '96 Everest disaster, we uncover the unsettling facts that point to two ambitious guides, Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, whose decisions played a pivotal role in the events that unfolded. The stakes were high, the clock was ticking, and the mountain demanded its toll. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN PART 1 YET, HERE IS THE LINK: https://youtu.be/_tEe2p9eKgU Individuals who lost their lives during storm of 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South/Nepal: Yasuko Namba (client) - Japan Rob Hall (owner Adventure Consultants) - New Zealand Scott Fischer (owner Mountain madness) - USA Andy Harris (guide) - New Zealand Doug Hansen (client) - USA North/Tibet Dorje Morup (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) - India Tsewang Paljor (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) - India Tsewang Samanla (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) - India Key figures we'll be talking about include: Rob Hall Scott Fischer Jon Krakauer Anatoli Boukreev Sandy Pittman Neal Beidleman David Breashears Ed Viesturs Videos discussed in this video: Anatoli Boukreev's Controversial Actions in the '96 Everest Disaster https://youtu.be/NBkgpAGzG4A The REAL Story of Sandy Pittman's 1996 Everest Tragedy & Fallout https://youtu.be/HUDODhCqgbY Decoding Scott Fischer's Role in the 1996 Everest Tragedy https://youtu.be/B2vQX_ItkWE Everest '96 Disaster | Boukreev v. Krakauer https://youtube.com/live/eq1ILYiCWIk TIME STAMPS Please join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join DISCLAIMER: Thank you for watching this video! We want to clarify that some of the footage used in this content is intended for educational purposes, providing commentary and analysis on the subject matter. We respect copyright holders and have made efforts to attribute the sources wherever possible. Our goal is to enhance the educational value of our content, fostering understanding and critical thinking. If you have any concerns regarding the use of this footage, please contact us directly. We are committed to addressing any issues promptly. Thank you for your understanding. Sincerely, Everest Mystery Send us a text If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the show

Today we hiked two lovely mountains in the Sandwich Wilderness of the White Mountains in New Hampshire....each offered limited views at the summit. MOST IMPORTANTLY, the hike revealed some insights on personal transformation and how one might bring that about. Here is the video about our try at this same hike a few days previously: https://www.patreon.com/posts/best-made-plans-109860264?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Thank you to all the channel members for your support and participation. ---------------------------- Please consider becoming a paid Patron of our Patreon page, where you can also join for Free and that ain't bad!: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Sincerely, Thom Dharma Everest Mystery Send us a text Support the Show.

Famed mountain climber and guide Rob Hall once said that if you’re stuck near the summit of Mount Everest you might as well be on the moon. Little did he know that his words would one day come true. This is PART 1 of a two part series on the 1996 Everest disaster that claimed eight lives on May 10 and 11 of that year. We'll look into some of the key decisions that may have had an impact on the outcome of the storm. Key figures we'll be talking about include: Rob Hall Scott Fischer Jon Krakauer Anatoli Boukreev Sandy Pittman Neal Beidleman David Breashears Ed Viesturs Send us a Text Message. If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the Show.

Scott Fischer's fateful act may have been the clouded ambition that led him to say they were building a yellow brick road to the top of Mount Everest, and days later he was consumed by the very mountain that had propelled him into the world spotlight as one of the strongest mountaineering guides in the world. (more below time stamps). REFERENCE MATERIALS AND SPECIFIC TIMELINE BACKGROUND USED FOR THIS STORY: Mountain Without Mercy: The Everest Story Turning Point episode (season 4, episode 14) Forrest Sawyer reports on survivors of a storm on Mount Everest Air date: April 27, 1997 LINK to episode found on David Snow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KefeYxv1xFI&list=PLL2LE34VDpu2LKVpAL_wtGnTWTNnC65Kr&index=3 DISCLAIMER: All materials in this video falls within the guidelines of fair dealing. No copyright infringement intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. If you are or represent, the copyright owner of the materials used in this video and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to Everest Mystery. Thank you ----------------------- Introduction continued: American Scott Fischer, a born mountaineer, was humbled by the grandeur and beauty of the mountains and inspired to guide people to share in that experience. The untimely passing of Scott Fischer during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster that claimed seven others remains a topic of interest and speculation among mountaineers, researchers, and enthusiasts. While many aspects of the event have been extensively documented, there are still some unanswered questions. In today’s video we’ll look at the loss of Scott Fischer and briefly examine some of the factors that might have led to the events that claimed his life…. ****IN MEMORY OF DAVID BREASHEARS**** ========================== Additional reference material for video is listed below: Jon Krakauer - Into Thin Air Anatoli Boukreev - The Climb and, the exceptional examination of the events of the '96 disaster by Nick van der Leek - Scott Fischer's 5 Crucial Mistakes + Boukreev vs Krakauer at Camp IV on the South Col Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/94TzW0NX9k8?si=oR6FDQg7Tjsi96_8 Send us a Text Message. If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the Show.

Years ago Mount Everest was considered a mountaineer’s mountain, where a climber need only worry most about avalanches, hidden crevasses and the potential to succumb to Altitude Mountain Sickness. But now, something far more hazardous and life-threatening exists on the world’s highest peak. Mount Everest is quickly becoming an EXTREMELY dangerous mountain because of overcrowding. In this video we'll learn just how Everest has become so dangerous in recent years, site some examples, then offer ways to make the mountain safer. Please consider joining our Patreon where you will find exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks, exclusive content and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.

All that glitters is not gold: How Did This Climber Get Away with So Much for So Long?* In the world of mountaineering and climbing, where the peaks are high and the challenges even higher, there's an unspoken reverence for those who defy gravity and push the limits of human endurance. But what happens when the heroes we idolize hide dark secrets? This is the horrifying story of a well known and talented climber who many people thought they knew, thought they were friends with and looked up to. This is the story of Charles Barrett, sentenced in June 2024 to life in prison for unthinkable crimes against women.** ========================================================= *If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available. To reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline, call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For support outside the U.S., visit findahelpline.com. **Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors used to gain or maintain power and control. The Power and Control Wheel was created by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth, MN. https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/power-and-control/ Link to article by Annette McGivney in Outside Online: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/climber-charles-barrett-assault-trial/ Further resources and information for victims of sexual assault: Safe Outside - an independent grassroots initiative designed to combat sexual harassment and sexual assault (SHSA): https://americanalpineclub.org/safeoutside Safe Outside toolkit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MRzORUWIj8eyCK4skIEextPEybw-gpgc Trauma Bonding: https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/trauma-bonding#additional-resources Self Care Haven - people who seem nice but are actually narcissists: https://self-care-haven.com/2024/07/24/people-who-seem-nice-but-are-actually-narcissistic-display-these-4-covert-behaviors/ Psychopath Free (Expanded Edition): Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People authored by Jackson MacKenzie: https://www.amazon.com/Psychopath-Free-Expanded-Emotionally-Relationships/dp/0425279995 ======================= Please join our Free Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Sincerely, Everest Mystery Send us a text Support the Show.

The 2024 Everest climbing season may go down in history for its extraordinary mix of achievements, controversies, and tragedies. From record-breaking summits and political tensions, lives lost, ignored rules, near misses and disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct allegations on Nimsdai. The Everest guiding industry is at a critical juncture – a point of no return. In this video we cover all the highs and lows, the good, the bad and the ugly, World Records (not), loss of lives and prospects for the future. Ryan Mitchell video https://youtu.be/w1mJsdeE81Q Nims poll question https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxe564Uftnrd_hK8lvbvSEkyxtYJ8if_Ve Szilard Suhajda video https://youtu.be/aLfKIuL9o0k Alan Arnette's blogpost from June 5, 2024 -"Everest 2024: Season Summary – Everest at a Rubicon": https://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2024/06/05/everest-2024-season-summary-everest-at-a-rubicon/ Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.

May 10, 1996: near the summit of Mount Everest a storm of unimaginable ferocity strikes, claiming the lives of eight climbers and leaving others stranded in a fight for survival. This is the story of one of the most controversial and tragic days in mountaineering history. Among the chaos and controversy, one name stands out: Anatoli Boukreev. His actions that day would spark a heated debate that rages on to this very day. Boukreev's name was brought into prominence in Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air, which sold over two million copies in the first couple of years after it was published. Krakauer was critical of Boukreev and his guiding style on the mountain, saying it was irresponsible behavior for a guide. Was Anatoli Boukreev a hero, or was he a villain? Let's find out. Please join our Patreon for FREE content: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join LINKS TO VIDEOS REFERENCED IN THIS ANALYSIS Decoding Scott Fischer's Role in the 1996 Everest Tragedy https://youtu.be/B2vQX_ItkWE The REAL Story of Sandy Pittman's 1996 Everest Tragedy & Fallout https://youtu.be/HUDODhCqgbY Guides Without Gas - How NOT to Guide Mount Everest w/Adrian Ballinger https://youtu.be/zORHQDUE6cY Send us a text If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the Show.

The cult-like mystique of Bus 142 and the story of Chris McCandless is a magnet for millions around the world. In the heart of the mysterious Alaskan wilderness, where nature's beauty and brutality coexist, there once stood a relic, an accidental shrine—a dilapidated bus that had become a symbol of adventure, solitude, and ultimately tragedy. Bus 142, the infamous 'Magic Bus.' where the intrepid seeker of wisdom and inner peace Christopher McCandless spent 113 days in 1992 before succumbing to starvation, has become a beacon for pilgrims seeking inner wisdom and greater meaning in life. Ultimately, the Alaskan National Guard removed the bus in 2020 to stop the people from coming. But, still, they keep coming! Since the story was immortalized by Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, there were no less than 15 rescues of people trying to find the bus and two unfortunate deaths. In this video* we details the CULT-LIKE mystique of Bus 142 - the Magic Bus - and Chris McCandless' life and draw parallels to our own lives. Please join our FREE or paid Patreon for exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join *Content assistance by Kind Heart. CONTENT ATTRIBUTIONS Aurora Borealis opening footage by Apalapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJDzh2mVBms Into the Wild | Exploring the Real Abandoned Bus by MILE30Adventures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSiOnGt-ems Magic Bus in 1968 by Outdoor Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcuImAzpbtw&t=71s Into The Wild (Bus 142) // Stampede Trail Hike & Packraft! (Last Trip To Magic Bus) by YOGOMAN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZRDfrbADPk Where is the Bus 142 (Magic Bus) now : Christopher "Alexander Supertramp" Mccandless by Johan Fullard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51oRTlOlnnI Send us a Text Message. If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the Show.

He’s 19 years old. His name is Ryan Mitchell. He had a dream that started a year and a half ago. He saved some money that he made from his 2 million subscriber YouTube channel. He went to Mount Everest. And, now he has a summit of Everest under his belt. He went from picking vegetables on a farm to a 2 million subscriber YouTube channel to Mount Everest. Here is the exceptional story of Ryan Mitchell from Massachusetts and his dream to climb Everest. To follow and subscribe to Ryan's awesome YouTube page, you can find him right here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCzHJie29XpO_3IPH5Z5fJMA Please join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Send us a text If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the Show.

Here is Part II of my exceptional conversation with Wade Davis about such things as: • Grateful Dead & the internet • Mao Tse-tung • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Biologically race is total fiction & racism the cruelest conceit • Colombia's economic and cultural renaissance • the potential dangers of social media and technology • the importance of liberal education in fostering a flexible mind open to new ideas and data • reflecting on life, death, and consciousness • mixing in some shamanic wisdom. PLEASE COMMENT AND LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS Without your support I wouldn't be able to continue producing content for this channel. THANK YOU! ================================== Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Everest Mystery Channel Member access: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Send us a text If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the Show.

The 100th Anniversary of the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine on Mount Everest on 8 June 1924 with Wade Davis, author of Into the Silence: The Great War Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest. If you've ever put someone on a pedestal only to learn of the cracks in their veneer, this video will resonate. At the same time, Wade delves into the brilliance and authenticity of a generation lost in time. "I think he was very insecure," says Wade Davis, who continued "he wanted to be a writer but wasn't good enough....and, he was a real snob." Of course, that doesn't do justice to the full story of George Mallory's incredible legacy as well as the legacy of the British Everest expeditions of the 1920's. To mark the 100th anniversary of the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine on Mount Everest on June 8, 1924 we welcome the world's authority on Mallory and the Great War, author of Into The Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest Wade Davis. Wade is an anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 2000 and 2013 he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.” The conversation with Wade evolves around Mount Everest, exploring its historical significance, symbolism, and personal experiences of the exceptional climbers. He examines the impact of World War I on Mount Everest expeditions and highlights the legacy of the British Empire. Wade discusses the symbolic value of Mount Everest, including Sir Edmund Hillary's refusal to claim credit for reaching the summit first, as well as the lives and achievements of George Mallory and Oliver Wheeler, who was the man who found the gate to the East Rongbuk Glacier, which was the key to climbing Everest. Please join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Send us a text If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the Show.

Hey friends, thanks for stopping by. I want to take a few minutes to talk about the future of Everest Mystery, where we're going and what the future holds for all of us. Thanks for being a part of this wonderful community. Here is a link to the free download of A COURSE IN HAPPINESS: https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-course-in-105263742?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Here is a link to The Happiness Quotient podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happiness-quotient/id1457211236 Link to Mystery of Mallory & Irvine playlist on Everest Mystery: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwmpwZ6gVdGy03uHt2aYVqJrc7gXFfPBP Please consider becoming a Patreon patron: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Some might prefer a one time tip jar: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thomdharma Please consider becoming a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Jake Norton's video Conspiracies & Lies - Thoughts on May 1, 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-cyY36WIg8&t=3s TIME STAMPS: 00:00 - We reached 50,000 subscribers 1:00 - How we got here in the first place 2:18 - return from Everest in 2019 & Covid 5:02 - all in on Everest Mystery 6:38 - Future of this channel & how the good by far exceeds the bad in terms of comments 7:44 - Change of plans regarding Mallory & Irvine 9:42 - human evolution 11:21 - Jake Norton’s rebuttal to negativity 12:07 - All for anyone to climb Everest 12:38 - What’s next on Everest Mystery? 14:46 - The Happiness quotient 15:09 - A Course in Happiness Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.

This is PART TWO of a two part series on Everest's worst year. People who want to climb Mount Everest are motivated, goal oriented people with mental and physical toughness. In recent years more and more of these people have come to the mountain in search of adventure. 2023 became, unfortunately, the mountain's most deadly season in history, claiming 18 lives. Here's part one: https://youtu.be/O7IeQ2R1VwU Legendary Hungarian Climber Disappears: https://youtu.be/aLfKIuL9o0k Send us a text Support the Show.

If you ever wanted to climb Mount Everest you will want to watch this video first. I'm going to give you TEN good reasons why not to climb Mount Everest (actually 18). In PART I of this 2-part series we meet half of the 18 people who lost their lives in 2023, as well as about the families that are left devastated by their loss. The toll of human life reached an historic high in 2023. Eighteen people lost their lives in what became Everest's deadliest season. In this video I'll share the stories of each person who lost their life on Everest, why it matters and how it changes the game forever on this once coveted mountain peak. This is a two part video. Please subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified when a new video comes out by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/@everestmystery?sub_confirmation=1 -- Let my sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://betterhelp.com/everestmystery and enjoy a special discount on your first month. Interview with David Morton of The Juniper Fund: https://youtu.be/Htd_l89ejJY The Juniper Fund: https://www.thejuniperfund.org/ The "Let's Clean Up Nepal" (LCUN) organization operates to spread awareness for a cleaner environment. They are a non - profit humanitarian aid and environmental NGO with the guiding message "Leave no trace”, They organize cleanup programs in the mountains for a cleaner environment. https://www.letscleanupnepal.org/ ========================================== Please join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.

Mount Everest is like a ticking time b*mb or a kettle that's about to boil. With about 50 successful summits and the season half over, hundreds of climbers are waiting for weather to turn for the better in Base Camp. Climbers on summit day last week were hammered by hurricane force, bitter winds, driving them back down from near the Hillary Step. And what’s worse, the first death of the 2024 season was a high altitude worker, Lakpa Tenji Sherpa, 53, passed away on Makalu, as did Frenchman Johnny Saliba, 60. Both died of non-accident related reasons at high altitude. Much is not known about the situation leading to their passing. Family of Sherpa believe there is negligence on the part of the expedition company. On Everest, two Mongolian climbers went missing on 12 May. Usukhjargal Tsedendamba and Prevsuren Lkhagvajav last made radio contact with Base Camp as they left Camp 4 at 7:30 pm. They planned to reach the summit the following morning but never contacted Base Camp again. In this episode Angela Benevides, a high altitude mountaineeing and climbing journalist from Explorers Web talks about the significant changes on the mountain. Has Everest Lost its Soul? -- Videos referenced in this presentation: Legendary Hungarian Climber DISAPPEARS On Everest https://youtu.be/aLfKIuL9o0k Most CONTROVERSIAL Mountaineering Accident of 2023 - Race to Summit https://youtu.be/phwNx6R3Xig Mongolians missing: https://explorersweb.com/two-mongolian-climbers-missing-on-everest/ Johnny Sebile on Makalu: https://explorersweb.com/another-makalu-fatality/ Lakpa Tenji Sherpa passed on Makalu: https://explorersweb.com/sherpa-dies-on-makalu/ ======== Please join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Send us a text Support the Show.

These days many people are often very cynical about Mount Everest. When they hear about it or think about it they think Mount Everest is a place with a pile of abandoned bodes, often with images of garbage and human waste and long lines of climbers on the summit ridge. But, there was a time when it was believed Everest was impossible to climb, the early explorers of Mount Everest literally walking off the map to places that were vast unexplored places. In this episode, Mick Conefrey, author of the book FALLEN: GEORGE MALLORY AND THE TRAGIC 1924 EVEREST EXPEDITION reveals more layers to the complex man called Galahad of Everest, George Mallory. Did he make it to the summit? Was his choice of Andrew 'Sandy" Irvine as his climbing partner his most fatal decision? And, Noel Odell....where were Mallory and Irvine when spotted them on the summit ridge, heading strong for the top. What was Mallory's tragic flaw? Could he have declined his invite to Everest in 1924 in the first place? Could he have chosen to climb with Noel Odell on June 8th? Mick Conefrey elaborates in this awesome interview. Please share your thoughts in the comments! Mick Conefrey's book Fallen: https://www.amazon.com/Fallen-George-Mallory-Everest-Expedition/dp/1639366350 Send us a text If you've been enjoying the podcast and find value in the content, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support. Your monthly contribution helps ensuring that we can continue delivering great content for you to enjoy. Click on the link below: https://www.buzzsprout.com/268133/support Thank you! Thom Dharma Pollard Support the Show.

Thom Pollard dedicated two whole years of your life to a quest on Mount Everest. A quest to solve the mystery of the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine in 1924. Imagine that you've poured your heart and soul into a pursuit. And, just as you're on the brink of unraveling the truth... someone drops a bombshell. They tell you that stepping foot on that mountain means you have a 50 - 50 chance of never coming back down alive. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? This is Thom Pollard's firsthand account of being told by Dr. Peter Hackett, the world's foremost authority on altitude physiology, that going back up the mountain could mean certain death. Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.

*The mountaineering world was turned on its head on May 1, 1999 when the remains of George Mallory was discovered by Conrad Anker at about 26,750 feet or 8153 meters on the vast north face of Everest. When the news got out, it set the mountaineering world on fire. In this presentation about the discovery Thom Pollard gives an in-depth firsthand look at what took place on the day he visited the site with Andy Politz, on May 16, 1999. Included is an excerpt from a talk given in Sydney, Australia in November of 2019 to The Australian & New Zealand chapter of the Explorers Club. *Audio is from Everest Mystery channel on YouTube. Here is the link to that video: https://youtu.be/bJkA7UNgL1k For exclusive content please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Or, please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Send us a text Support the Show.

Near the summit of Mount Everest in the death zone on the ridge of the north face there is a shallow cave, known infamously to all who climb there as the location where in 1996 an Indian man named Tsewang Paljor lay down to rest and never got up again. That man is referred to as green boots. Almost exactly ten years later, on the morning of May 14, 2006 a small team of mountaineers climbing toward the summit were surprised to find another climber seated there, barely alive sitting next to green boots. It was one of the coldest nights of the season. The man in the cave was David Sharp, an English mountaineer who was on his third expedition to Everest. During the time David Sharp* was sitting in the cave many people passed by, thinking there was nothing they could do to help. News of this reached the outside world and soon an international furor erupted over the death of David Sharp. Even Sir Edmund Hillary weighed in, outraged at the incident. This is the story of David Sharp. For exclusive content please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everestmystery Or, please consider becoming a Channel Member for access to perks and to become part of a growing community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEk3e_XGyNnqwK2ZlxH7fEA/join Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.