The Everest Mystery: Sandy Irvine, George Mallory, and the Truth Still Buried on Everest

The Everest Mystery: Sandy Irvine, George Mallory, and the Truth Still Buried on Everest

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Review Quotes: "Reanimated by recent physical evidence of Irvine's death, Summers, granddaughter of Irvine's beloved sister, Evelyn, and Hemmleb, whose own 1999 Everest expedition found Mallory's body on the mountain, lay out in utterly captivating...

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Review Quotes:

"Reanimated by recent physical evidence of Irvine's death, Summers, granddaughter of Irvine's beloved sister, Evelyn, and Hemmleb, whose own 1999 Everest expedition found Mallory's body on the mountain, lay out in utterly captivating detail the successes and failures that had preceded the 1924 expedition...everyone will be riveted by the personalities, the constraints of their era, and the courage and ingenuity they ultimately brought to it, whether or not they succeeded." --Booklist (starred)

"gripping...The authors vividly describe the world of early Everest expeditions long before commercialization, when climbers were as much explorers and documentarians as athletes...Recommended for those with an interest in exploration history, as well as those drawn to enduring historical mysteries." -- Library Journal

"An arresting story....An expert update on mountaineering's never-ending saga." -- Kirkus Reviews

"The authors lay out all the evidence in meticulous detail, which adds up to a fascinating history of Everest exploration itself...Everest obsessives will be thrilled." -- Publishers Weekly



Biographical Note:

Julie Summers is a biographer, historian and author of over a dozen works of non-fiction. She is Sandy Irvine's great-niece and the family spokesperson. In 2000 she published her biography, Fearless on Everest: The Quest for Sandy Irvine. She lives in Oxford.

Jochen Hemmleb is the author of more than a dozen books about mountaineering history, including the award-winning Ghosts of Everest. Jochen was co-instigator and member of the "Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition" in 1999, which found the body of George Mallory, and took part in three more search expeditions for Sandy Irvine. He lives in Lana, northern Italy.



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"Utterly captivating...everyone will be riveted by the personalities, the constraints of their era, and the courage and ingenuity they ultimately brought to it, whether or not they succeeded." --Booklist (starred)

"Gripping...Recommended for those with an interest in exploration history, as well as those drawn to enduring historical mysteries." --Library Journal

The unsolved mysteries of George Mallory, Sandy Irvine, and their legendary 1924 Everest expedition

There is no mystery more compelling in the history of mountaineering than the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine close to the summit of Mount Everest on June 8, 1924. Over 100 years after they were last seen 'going strong for the top, ' the question of exactly what happened to them on that fateful day has not been answered.

George Mallory's frozen remains were discovered in 1999. But in September 2024, a climber found an old boot lying out in the open on the Central Rongbuk Glacier on Mount Everest, several miles from where Mallory lay. The boot contained a foot, and a sock bearing a nametape spelled out in red: A.C. IRVINE.

Did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit--becoming the first to do so--or did they perish while ascending? What happened to the camera that Irvine may have carried, which would have documented their climb? Written by Julie Summers, Sandy Irvine's great-niece, and Jochen Hemmleb, the world's leading authority on the Mallory and Irvine Everest expedition, The Everest Mystery explores the life of Sandy Irvine, his relationship with George Mallory, and the many theories about what happened to them so close to the summit of Mount Everest. Above all, it restores Sandy Irvine to his rightful place in the great mystery of Everest 1924.



Review Citations:

  • Library Journal 06/01/2026 pg. 106 (EAN 9781250460820, Hardcover)
  • Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026 (EAN 9781250460820, Hardcover)
  • Publishers Weekly 06/01/2026 (EAN 9781250460820, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Summers, Julie
Julie Summers is a biographer, historian and author of 14 works of non-fiction. She is Sandy Irvine's great-niece and the family spokesperson. In 2000 she published her biography, Fearless on Everest: The Quest for Sandy Irvine. She lives in Oxford

Contributor Bio:Hemmleb, Jochen
Jochen Hemmleb is the author of 15 books about mountaineering history, including the award-winning Ghosts of Everest. Jochen was co-instigator and member of the "Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition" in 1999, which found the body of George Mallory, and took part in three more search expeditions for Sandy Irvine. He lives in Lana, northern Italy.