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Is it possible George Mallory & Andy Irvine summited Everest first?
The great explorer and humanitarian Sir Edmund Hillary sadly died today. He his credited with being the first to conquer Mount Everest, along with Tenzing Norgay.
Still, do you think Mallory and Irvine might have reached the 29,028 foot peak in 1924 and died on the descent?
Good point on the locals. Possibly a native of Tibet or Nepal first did the summit!
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It's possible I suppose but that would still make Hillary the first person to conquer Everest and survive the attempt unless some other person did it years before but forgot to tell anyone.
- 1 decade ago
uh. maybe? i still wouldnt accredit him for climbing Everest first though. there were many before him that had summited it. They're just not well documented because it was mostly natives of the area.
- stickyLv 71 decade ago
It's possible. Regardless, he achieved may other things in his life and was a kind, generous man who was an inspiration to many.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
There is an entire section of his Wikipedia page devoted to this question.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory
