Will we finally find out if this worshipper at Trinity, Birkenhead, reached the peak of Everest in 1924? John Blease tells the story

The recent finding on Mount Everest of a boot and a sock belonging to the mountaineer Andrew Irvine has led to renewed hope that his body might also be found, not least because he was thought to be carrying a camera, which could finally settle the matter of whether he and George Mallory reached the summit in their expedition of June 1924, a century ago. Mallory’s body was found in 1999….

John Blease is a member of Trinity United Church, Birkenhead

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This is an extract from an article published in the Issue 2 – 2025 edition of Reform

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