George Mallory

The greatest mystery mountain climbing is the story of Mallory and Irvine. Were they the first to reach the top of Everest before dying in 1924? The evidence is inconclusive but after reading Paths of Glory by Jeffery Archer I've decided that they made it. If so, they beat Hillary and Norgay to the top by 29 years.

Hillary and Norgay

We many never no for sure who was the first man on the top of Mt. Everest. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay have been silent on who was the first. It is interesting that we have no picture of Edmund Hillary at the top because Norgay did not know how to use a camera.