The Third Pole
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Mount Everest has captivated climbers and adventurers for generations, but one mystery continues to haunt the mountain: did George Mallory and Andrew Irvine reach the summit in 1924, nearly three decades before Edmund Hillary? When Mallory's body was discovered in 1999, his pocket camera was conspicuously missing—potentially containing proof of the greatest mountaineering achievement in history.
National Geographic climber and journalist Mark Synnott leads a gripping expedition to solve this enduring enigma. Combining historical detective work with a harrowing modern ascent, he delves into the psychology of extreme altitude, the ethics of Everest's commercialisation, and the lengths humans will go to claim glory. This is both a thrilling adventure and a meditation on obsession, risk, and what drives people to the world's most dangerous places.
