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Mallory’s body discovered on Everest

In 1999 the body of the legendary British mountaineer, George Mallory, was found on Mount Everest.

In 1999 the body of the legendary British mountaineer, George Mallory, was found on Mount Everest.

Mallory disappeared on the mountain in 1924 together with his fellow climber Andrew Irvine.

In 2016, Farhana Haider spoke to Jochen Hemmleb, one of the original members of the team that discovered George Mallory's remains.

(Photo: George Mallory in 1909. Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

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