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Sep 6 2022

Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First?

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George Mallory was a member of the first three European expeditions to Everest, world’s tallest mountain. He wanted to summit it so badly, he gave his life trying. Since that fateful day in 1924, climbers have wondered – was Mallory the first to summit?

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# Stuff You Should Know - George Mallory and Mount Everest

Join Josh and Chuck as they unravel one of mountaineering's greatest mysteries: did George Mallory ever reach the summit of Mount Everest? This episode explores the pioneering early expeditions to the world's tallest peak in the 1920s, when climbers were literally figuring out how to climb mountains for the first time with primitive gear and no oxygen bottles. You'll follow Mallory's obsessive quest across multiple expeditions, meet his young climbing partner Sandy Irvine, and discover the crucial final attempt in 1924 that ended in one of history's most enduring enigmas—one that still captivates climbers and researchers today.

Movies Discussed

Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
★ 8.0
"in what seemed like a real life curb your enthusiasm as an episode, he accidentally tripped a ref — Mentioned as a comparison to Meek Mill accidentally tripping a referee at a Sixers game while sitting courtside."
Free Solo
Free Solo
2018 PG-13 1h 40m
★ 7.9
"The guy from that free solo documentary. It does not count. — Josh sarcastically references the climbing documentary when challenged to name other famous climbers besides Mallory." — Josh
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
★ 6.9
"this has nothing to do with the Beverly Hillbillies at all — Josh jokingly references the show when introducing a topic about mountaineering, then corrects himself that he was thinking of Davy Crockett instead." — Josh

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