On the morning of June 6, having breakfasted on a fry of tinned sardines, George Mallory and young Sandy Irvine set off from the top of the North Col at 23,100 feet, hoping to reach the summit ...

Clearly these adventures had an impact on the young Anker, as Meru would go on ... with the stated aim of finding the body of George Mallory, the central figure in one of mountaineering’s ...