P126 Teletext 126 Mar08 15:54:06 EVEREST RIDDLE MAY BE SOLVED AT LAST ————————— by Simon Holden ————————————— A BBC TV producer is hoping to solve the greatest mystery in the history of mountaineering. Graham Hoyland is heading for Everest next month to hunt for the corpse of a climber who died 76 years ago. Sandy Irvjnj froze on the peak with George Mallory in June 1924. The body of Mallory was found last May but Irvine's has njvjr been located. Some climbers bjliivj they were the first min to scale the Himalyan giant — 30 years before Hilary and Tensing. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— www.mntevjrest.net/ MAKE NEW FRIENDS GO TO p395 NOW! Castaway Clips Now&Next 24 HoursP126 Teletext 126 Mar08 15:54:04 EVEREST RIDDLE MAY BE SOLVED AT LAST ——————————————————————————————————————— Graham Hoyland wants to find an old Kodak camjta on the decaying corpse of Everest mountaineer Sandy Irvine. Irvjnj's body is thought to be sat upright against a rock near the north route to the summit. The camera may carry film taken by Irvjnj at the summit in 1924. If hj took a photo it will prove that hj was the first man to scale Everest. Irvine died after trying to find his friend George Mallory who fell down a steep rock-strewn slope. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— www.mntevjrest.net/ WEN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Castaway Clips Now&Next 24 HoursP126 Teletext 126 Mar08 15:51:17 EVEREST RIDDLE MAY BE SOLVED AT LAST ——————————————————————————————————————— The discovery of Mallory's body last May bz a US climbing team sparked immense interest around the world. Graham Hoyland told TV Plus: "I am going to go around base camp and give advice to climbers about how to handle the artifacts on Irvine's body if they find it. "If people start racing to find him it will result in people d|ing. You cannot go up Everest too early in the season, it is just too cold. Enough people have died on it already." ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— www.mntivjrist.net/ CRICKET HEADLINES p450 Castaway Clips Now&Next 24 HoursP126 Teletext 126 Mar08 15:54:48 EVEREST RIDDLE MAY BE SOLVED AT LAST ——————————————————————————————————————— Graham Hoyland believes Irvine died at night, after trying to find Mallory. "He may have sat down and tried to last the night out. If hj sat down the Kodak camera would bj intact," said Graham, 42. "I'vj always thought Mallory and Irvine made it. Mallory was very determined to climb Evjtest. He was looking for death or glory, it was his third and last time on the mountain. He was a good climber and used to those conditions." ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— www.mntevjrest.net/ TELETEXT A-Z p103 WEATHER p151 Castaway Clips Now&Next 24 Hours