Death on Everest Pt. 1: George Mallory & Sandy Irvine | Everest Historian Thom Pollard | Ep. 014

Recently, National Geographic explorer Jimmy Chin was credited with the discovery of remains belonging to a climber named Sandy Irvine, a member of the 1924 British expedition that ended in tragedy with not only his death, but that of his partner, George Mallory. This week on the show, Thom Pollard of ‪@EverestMystery‬ joins us to tell the full story of the ill-fated 1924 British expedition on Everest -- one of the most controversial and enigmatic mysteries on the world's tallest mountain. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 | Intro 00:01:45 | A Historical Overview of the 1924 Everest Expedition 00:07:45 | Tragedies & Challenges 00:11:51 | Bottled Oxygen 00:17:37 | Acclimatization 00:26:01 | Mallory and Irvine’s Fate 00:32:44 | Hillary Step vs. North Side Challenges 00:41:02 | Route Decisions and Speculations on Mallory and Irvine’s Path 00:48:16 | Noel Odell’s Account 00:56:07 | Legacy and Impact of the 1924 Expedition LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE    / @everestmystery   CONNECT! Catch up with Hayden on IG, TikTok, and more: https://linktr.ee/Hayden_Sammak Follow TBM on Youtube, IG, and everywhere else: https://tbm.watch CREDITS Featuring Thom Pollard Intro and Animations by Barry Thompson Photograph Contributions for Animation by Carver Weeks Additional Graphics by Andrew O’Neill Production Assistance by John Stock “Welcome to the Backcountry” theme song by Logan Roth, Will Brown, Arjun Dube and produced at Treacle Mine Studios, Phila, PA Copyright Outdoor Visions Media LLC, 2025 #everest #climbing #mountaineering #podcast #adventure #everestmystery