Who Climbed Everest First? & The Yeti Legend - Mount Everest’s Unsolved Mysteries

🔖 Mount Everest holds two of the greatest unsolved mysteries in history, one written in courage, the other in folklore.
The first mystery follows George Mallory and Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, who vanished in 1924 while attempting the first summit of Mount Everest. Expedition records, oxygen bottles, and a missing photograph still leave one haunting question: who truly reached the top first?
The second mystery unfolds through the legend of the Yeti, the “Monster in the Snow.” From Eric Shipton’s 1951 photograph of giant footprints to Nepal’s enduring Himalayan folklore, generations have debated whether the story is myth, misidentification, or something beyond science.
Through archival research, scientific evidence, and cultural storytelling, this episode traces how fact and belief continue to meet on the world’s highest mountain, a place where even today, the line between truth and legend remains buried in ice.

🎬 A Show_Mi original, cozy storytelling built on deep research and real history.
🎙️ Written, Researched & Narrated by: Sowmi

🧩 This video is based on historical records, archival sources, and publicly available research. Some details may vary across accounts, but every effort has been made to present them accurately and respectfully.

🌍 Subtitles available in English, Nepali, Bangla, and Hindi
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⏱️ Chapters

0:01 - The First Everest Mystery Begins (1924)
0:45 - Mallory & Irvine’s Final Climb
1:20 - Noel Odell Sightings at 12.50pm
3:40 - Finding Mallory’s Body (1999 Discovery)
6:10 - New Evidence in 2024
6:45 - Did They Reach the Summit?
7:30 - Mystery 2: The Yeti
8:20 - Eric Shipton Photo of Yeti
10:25 - Nepal’s Rules for Yeti
10:45 - Sir Edmund Hillary’s Yeti Proof
12:15 - Sherpa Village’s Yeti Attack Story
14:20 - Science vs. Belief What Was the Yeti?