The Wildest Dream : Conquest of Everest

Everest was, to George Mallory, 'the wildest dream'. This gentleman adventurer was obsessed with taming the unconquered peak. But in 1924 he and climbing partner Sandy Irvine disappeared forever into the clouds encircling the summit. Might they have reached the top before their tragedy? It remains mountaineering's greatest mystery.

Seventy-five years later, Conrad Anker made an extraordinary discovery. He spotted 'a patch of white' on Everest's North Face. It was Mallory's frozen body. Artefacts found on Mallory suggested that he might have made it to the summit. But that route had never since been climbed without modern equipment. Was it possible?

To find out, Anker returned to Everest with death-defying young 'rock star' of climbing Leo Houlding as his partner. Kitted out in period clothing, they set off to replicate the unaided climb. Mallory's fate was a chilling reminder of the mountain's might, but they knew that to solve Everest's greatest mystery they must push their very limits.