Mallory’s body discovered on Everest

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🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In 1999 the body of the legendary British mountaineer, George Mallory, was found on Mount Everest. Mallory disappeared on the mountain in 1924 together with his fellow climber Andrew Irvine. In 2016, Farhana Haider spoke to Jochen Hemmleb, one of the original members of the team that discovered George Mallory's remains. (Photo: George Mallory in 1909. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the witness history podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:09.2	We are taking you back to May 1999 when the body of legendary British mountaineer George
0:14.8	Mallory was discovered on Mount Everest.
0:18.1	Mallory disappeared in 1924 after making a final push for the summit with his fellow
0:23.4	climber Andrew Irvin.
0:25.7	They were never seen again.
0:27.7	In 2016, Fahana Hyder spoke to Yogan Hemlap, one of the original members of the team
0:33.3	that discovered George Mallory's remains.
0:42.2	In June 1924, George Mallory wrote his last letter to his wife Ruth back in England
0:47.8	before setting off for the summit.
0:51.3	My dearest Ruth, I'm quite doubtful if I shall be fit enough, but again I wonder if the
0:56.8	monsoon will give us a chance.
0:58.8	I don't want to get caught, but our three-day scheme from the Changlao will give the monsoon
1:04.0	a good chance.
1:06.6	We shall be going up again the day after tomorrow, six days to the top from this camp.
1:11.2	I consider Mallory the first Everest junkie.
1:14.0	He made himself dependent on Everest, on an Everest success, and therefore dependent on
1:20.2	a public that only understands success in terms of whether you reach the summit.
1:26.7	Or not.
1:27.7	Yogan Hemlap, a German climbing writer, was part of the team that discovered George Mallory's
1:32.4	body in 1999.
1:34.4	He had become fascinated by the explorer and the mystery surrounding his death when he
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