The provided text, “George Mallory Faked his Death,” by Miles Mathis, published on August 16, 2025, argues that the famous British mountaineer George Mallory did not die trying to summit Everest in 1924. The author claims Mallory’s story is easily debunked with a few facts, suggesting his death was faked to allow him to elope with his male lover, Andrew Irvine.
The author points to Mallory’s alleged homosexuality and his association with the Bloomsbury group as central to his theory. He highlights Andrew Irvine’s lack of climbing experience and their close relationship as suspicious. The text dismisses claims of Irvine having an affair with Marjory Agnes Standish Summers as a fabrication to hide Irvine’s true sexuality. The author also scrutinizes the logistical details of Mallory’s final ascent, questioning the timing, the use of sherpas, and the testimony of Noel Odell, suggesting Odell was placed to corroborate a false narrative.
The text delves into extensive genealogies, linking mallory, Irvine, Odell, and Edmund Hillary to various aristocratic families, suggesting a conspiracy among the elite. The author claims Mallory’s mother was Jebb, also a Beridge, and that Irvine’s supposed lover, Marjory Thomson, was actually his cousin. The discovery of Mallory’s body in 1999 is presented as further evidence of a cover-up, questioning why it wasn’t brought back to England for burial and why his camera was missing.
The author then extends his skepticism to Edmund Hillary’s alleged 1953 summit of Everest, listing several “red flags” similar to those he found with Mallory’s story, including Hillary’s supposed inexperience, the use of only one sherpa, the lack of a photo of Hillary on the summit, and the questionable identity and background of Tenzing Norgay. The text concludes by suggesting that many historical events, including the Moon landing and the Titanic dive, were also faked, implying a broader pattern of deception by powerful entities. Hillary’s military service and his age at the time of the Everest ascent are also questioned. The author suggests Mallory’s faked death allowed him to escape social stigma and potential prosecution for his homosexuality, facilitated by influential connections including Henry Summers, Noel Odell, and even the King.