In 1924, George Mallory disappeared 800 feet from Everest's summit. His body was finally found in 1999, 75 years later.
In 2024, a hundred years after he disappeared, his climbing partner Sandy Irvine's foot emerged from a melting glacier. Whether or not they reached the summit is unknown.
I got thousands of rare Cultural Revolution-era photos from a historical archive here in China.
I believe some of these have never been posted online, or only exist behind extremely expensive licenses.
So here they are, for free. Open the thread for more.