George Mallory and the Assault on Everest - Part 2/4

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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This episode covers the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition, in which three attempts will be made on the summit of the mountain. While the expedition claimed the title for the highest climb in the world at the time, it would end in disaster. Maps, resources and links: https://explorerspodcast.com/george-mallory/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:06.0	Have you ever gazed in wonder at the Great Pyramid?
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0:54.2	You know their names.
0:56.2	Anne Bonnie, Henry Avery, Mary Reed, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard.
1:00.8	But do you know their stories, their real stories? Every week over on the Pirate
1:07.4	History Podcast, we examine what made these pirates sail the high seas in search of plunder and adventure and revenge.
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