Friday, 7 June 2024

The Mallory, Irvine attempt on Mt Everest in 1924 recorded with Thomas Cooke camera lens

 On June 8th 1924 George Mallory and Andrew Sandy Irvine attempted to become the first people to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. To this day no one is sure if they made it or not.

The expedition was captured on camera the instrument used was a Newman Sinclair camera with a Thomas Cooke lens and drive system



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