by Julie Summers and Jochen Hemmleb Did George Mallory and Sandy Irvine make the summit of Mt. Everest on June 8, 1924, becoming the first ever to do so? That is the biggest mystery in the history of mountaineering. Over 100 years after they were last seen ‘going strong for the top,’ the question of […] The post Featured Excerpt: The Everest Mystery appeared first on The History Reader .