Searches 1981-2023 -- 2024 Update 

Thank you, Gary - much appreciated! Like you, I wonder if Irvine maybe did go down the North Face, past Mallory, and on to the Central Rongbuk. Probably worth someone going out there one day to see if there's any sign, but highly unlikely with all the snow sloughing off the face...but, stranger things have happened!

@@jake_norton Jake its not about the find , your search has given everyone who is curious about everest the tools to explore , we have pictures of every legendary part of the place from the pinicles warts and all , never seen the start of the central rongbuk glacier . im sure you have math genius on here and he could tell you how far its gone in 100 years , they predicted where Laurence oats would be in antactica , but finding them would be almost impossible

Thank you, and glad you liked it!

Thanks, Roy, much appreciated! It's a story and mystery that my mind never gets too far from, and always a joy to share info however I can. Thanks again!

Thank you, Seth! Haven't seen you in ages, and hope all is well!

The AI is a master at SEO and other methods of getting views. These real channels need to start cheating the algorithm also. If you can beat the system you better do it.

Thank you for the kind words, Matthew - I really appreciate it! And, mostly, I'm happy people are getting something out of the bits I've shared. I've never put it out there with the intent of racking up subscribers, etc., just trying to find the best vehicles to get info, research, and the stories out there. And, I definitely am not skilled on the algorithm side of things or the logic of getting more eyes on things, but that's ok - I'd rather have people like you, quality over quantity I guess! Again, thank you, and be well!

Ha, I wish I knew how, but AI is far smarter than me, and a much harder worker! :)

Thank you, Jake. Have a wonderful summer.

Thanks, Christopher! I'll work on footage from 2004 and also the little I have from 2003 when I was shooting for OLN and reality TV!

Thanks, Carole! Much appreciated!

Thanks much! I wish the system to build out the route and search overlays was a bit more streamlined - it ends up looking a bit clunky, but I guess still gets the job done. Thank you!

@@jake_norton For sure, good interfacing is always a challenge for projects like this heheh, visually it looks great. Keep up the great work!!!!

Wonderful! Wish I was there!

Thanks, Mike, so appreciate your kind words, and mostly that the stuff I've shared are enjoyable and helpful! I'll give some thought to interviews with those folks and others. Thanks for the idea! Be well!

@@jake_nortonI could not agree more with Mike. The whole RU-vid and podcast revolution is precisely that we laypeople could hear two people experts in their field discussing our favorite topic. There’s great value in doing that and would help grow your channel.

Hard to say with certainty, as we don't know where he fell from. But, from where we found him, he's probably about an hour or so from the 1924 Camp VI. If we assume his fall originated in the lower portion of the Yellow Band, which I believe it must have, he was again probably an hour, give or take a bit, from his Camp VI. Hope this helps!

​@@jake_norton That is fucking heartbreaking, man. I mean an hour at that altitude is a lot, but still, after 20 or so hours in the death zone....

Thanks, jaybee7890. Hmm, I really have no idea. I'm not convinced of the Chinese accounts thus far, as they seem to be second and third hand accounts. But, that's not to say they're not true, either. I'd like to believe Irvine is still up there, and he may be, but I'm increasingly doubtful due to the Chinese rumors coupled with a lot of people having looked in what seem to be the logical places and not finding him. So, to answer, I'd optimistically say 50/50 at best on him still being up there.

I remember, and the offer still stands if you're in the neighborhood to stop on by sometime! And, I may take you up on some of your offers sometime as well. I recently received a first edition copy of the French translation of the 1922 "Assault on Mount Everest" book - if you ever want to take a look at it, let me know. Thanks!

Hey Ryan, hard to say. But, possible that it originated from the second search. Could have been the first search as well. Or, could have been sitting there for 77 years until Tap found it in 2001. There's really no way to tell. As for where it went, everything from the 2001 expedition went into a museum display the expedition put together. It was all on display for a year or so in Tacoma, WA, but then there was no outside interest in it traveling elsewhere, sadly, so my understanding is it is all in storage at the Washington State Historic Society.

In all seriousness, this is the single coolest thing I've ever found in attempting to explore Mt Everest from my chair. Thank you a million times for making this. 🙏

Typo: History button-> 1924 CampVI-> "mornal route".

Ha, it's a good feeling here, too, to know I'm in good company with Firefox! And, so glad you liked the Searches project, and hopefully found it useful!

@@jake_norton Glad to see you got a sense of humor too, Jake. :) Don't want you to miss my other comment, that was a reply to my own: Found a typo: History button-> 1924 CampVI-> "mornal route". Thank you so much for making this viewer. The more pictures looking this way and that way the better. These are views you never get to see elsewhere.

Thank you, and glad you found is helpful/useful! Yes, spent a couple of damp but wonderful weeks in Scotland last autumn. Had great times on parts of the West Highland Way and a few munros and Corbetts. Did Curved Ridge on Stob Dearg on the one sunny day I had, then a couple trips up Beinn Dorian, Beinn a' Chrulaiste, and twice up the Càrn Mòr Dearg route to Ben Nevis. A fun time in a wonderful country!

Thanks for your note, and that is a great idea! The ravens - "goraks" in Tibet - are amazing, and do indeed seem to find every item of interest up there. We even had them in 2001 figuring out how to open tent zippers to get inside! Smart birds. I guess the challenge would be getting someone up there who could catch them and collar/tag them!

I'm not sure what drone photo or footage you're referencing, but I'd love to see it. As for releasing that footage, not my footage to release, but I'd bet there's issues for Renan and team with copyright and who owns it, etc. That's a pretty basic reality of productions like theirs and ones I've been involved with. It's easy for Michael and others to want it all magically out there, but there's more to the story, it just doesn't translate well to a conspiratorial RU-vid video unfortunately. Additionally, Renan is not a researcher on this story, but more of a brief visitor. Mark wrote his book, but not much else. I think they've moved on to other things, other projects. But, if you want to see the drone footage, want it released, could you please comment about it elsewhere - maybe ask Renan? As I've said repeatedly, I have no involvement with it, never have, and have never seen it, and can't help you get your eyes on it. Take care.

Most likely. It could have been dislodged in either of the two searches in 1999, but also could have blown there over time and amazingly gotten stuck. In 2019 I found a small scrap of the 1933 tent fabric plus a match right next to each other about 75m away along the Longland Traverse. Who knows how long they had been sitting there, in the wind, just snagged in the rocks.

@@jake_norton still amazes how all this stuff is just sitting there. Reminds of the battlefields in northern France- every year the Harvest plows up tons of artefacts right onto the top soil

It's certainly possible, but I don't think so. It seems that Wang found Mallory given the location and proximity to the 1975 Camp VI. But, again, there's always a possibility, especially if the new information is correct, that Irvine was there once upon a time, not far from Mallory, but was found by Wang and then disposed of in some way. But, the accounts of what, when, and where the Chinese found are hard to follow.

@@jake_nortonI feel we are giving up on the China connection. If we could foster an interest in the search for Irvine inside the Chinese speaking community, who knows what could be revealed. In other words I feel the M&I search community remains to US/UK centric.

Thanks, and glad you liked it!