Layers of clothing taken from the remains of George Leigh Mallory on May 1, 1999. These were the layers of clothes Mallory wore on summit day on Mount Everest on June 8, 1924, when he disappeared 1,000 feet below the summit with Andrew "Sandy" Comyn Irvine.
Conrad Anker attempts to free climb the notorious Second Step on the Northeast Ridge of Everest on May 17, 1999. Dave Hahn belays him immediately below.
The full moon rises above the shadow of Mount Everest arcing across the spine of the Himalaya; from Camp V at 25,600 feet on the North Ridge, Tibet, China. Prominent, visible peaks are Pumori, Cho Oyu, and Gyachung Kang.
