On May 1, 1999, an American mountaineer named Conrad Anker noticed a large, flat rock while climbing the northern slopes of Mount Everest

On May 1, 1999, an American mountaineer named Conrad Anker noticed a large, flat rock while climbing the northern slopes of Mount Everest


But when Anker moved closer to get a better look, he realized that the "rock" was actually the exposed back of George Mallory — a British explorer who had famously vanished on the mountain about 75 years earlier and may have been the first to reach its summit.

Time had degraded most of Mallory's clothing, but the icy conditions of Everest had preserved much of his body, which helped experts piece together his final moments. Since Mallory had a broken right leg and arm, and an ice axe had been discovered above him, it appeared that he had likely died after he took a bad fall while climbing. And tragically, his death probably did not come quickly. Before perishing, Mallory had apparently crossed his good leg over his broken leg to ease the pain as he realized the idea of being rescued was hopeless

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