1922 British Mount Everest expedition
Event in History
1922 British Mount Everest expedition has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark believes Mallory was flighty, citing that he loaded the 1922 expedition's camera film backwards.
“he was in charge of the camera for the 1922 expedition, and apparently he put the film in backwards but was taking pictures the whole time”
Stuff You Should Know: Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First? (Sep 6, 2022) · Listen from 29:47
Chuck BryantCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Bryant interprets Mallory's risk-taking as tenacity overriding good judgment rather than inherent carelessness.
“I think it was a little more his tenacious attitude sort of overrode good sense sometimes is the way I took it”
Stuff You Should Know: Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First? (Sep 6, 2022) · Listen from 29:30
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First?Stuff You Should Know · Sep 6, 2022 · 52 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant recount George Mallory's 1920s Everest expeditions and debate whether he and Sandy Irvine reached the summit in 1924.