A story of love and death, of exploration and endeavour, which takes us from rural England and the battlefields of WW1 to the world’s highest mountain, where Mallory and Irvine disappeared in 1924 ­ – and a geologist who, nearly a century later, tries to solve the mystery if they made it to the summit. 

SYNOPSIS:

Drawing from the classical era of exploration of the “third” pole and decades later, scrutinous detective work, Spirits of Everest spins on the notion that there are still some mysteries left in this world. George Mallory was torn between his love for his wife Ruth and his obsession with Mt Everest. When he attempted to resolve his conflicting desires by making a final bid to reach the summit, he and his climbing partner Sandy Irvine disappeared a short distance below the top. Sixty-three years later, a young Jochen Hemmleb speculates about their last climb – were they the first to climb the world’s highest mountain? – and embarks on a quest to solve the greatest adventure mystery of all time.