Detectives on Everest

When the research team led by Eric Simonson found George Mallory’s body high
on Everest in 1999, the news made headlines around the world-and ignited
intense debate. One question, at least, remained unanswered: What happened to
Mallory’s partner, Andrew Irvine? In 2001, Simonson’s team returned in search
of answers among the high camps on Everest’s north side. Detectives on Everest
is the story of this second expedition, and what it found, including new
archeological findings from the early British and Chinese climbs on Everest.
It is also the story of an exciting rescue, one that led the climbers to make
some important discoveries about their own values. As Dave Hahn , Andy Politz,
Tap Richards, and Jason Tanguay, accompanied by Phu Nuru and Fu Dorji, were
preparing for their own summit attempt, they discovered that five climbers
from two other expeditions were in dire straits on the mountain . Abandoning
their ascent plans, the team pulled off one of the highest, most technically
difficult rescues in history even as other climbers passed them by, refusing
to help.