Thom Pollard dedicated two whole years of your life to a quest on Mount Everest. A quest to solve the mystery of the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine in 1924. Imagine that you've poured your heart and soul into a pursuit. And, just as you're on the brink of unraveling the truth... someone drops a bombshell. They tell you that stepping foot on that mountain means you have a 50 - 50 chance of never coming back down alive.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

This is Thom Pollard's firsthand account of being told by Dr. Peter Hackett, the world's foremost authority on altitude physiology, that going back up the mountain could mean certain death.

TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Introduction to the search for Sandy Irvine
2:40 - the dream to find Sandy, going back decades
3:52 - Peter Hackett, Doctor of the Death Zone & Mark Synnott writing his book
6:06 - Thom gets a TIA just before leaving for summit rotation
7:51 - Peter Hackett interview about altitude physiology & TIA
18:02 - Given the news of the risk of climbing if it was a TIA

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For more background on the 2019 expedition to find Sandy Irvine:

Peter Hackett, MD and the Institute for Altitude Medicine:
https://www.highaltitudedoctor.org/

Mark Synnott's book The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...

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What Happens to Your Body When You Climb Everest? Peter Hackett MD
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