Book presentation by Jochen Hemmleb: Everest - Das Rätsel um Mallory und Irvine

In 1987, a book about the disappearance of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine on Mount Everest changes the life of Jochen Hemmleb. In the decades that follow, the now author and passionate mountaineer embarks on a quest for answers. What really happened in 1924? Did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit? For Jochen Hemmleb, the search for the truth becomes a guiding thread for his entire life.

When the Englishman George Mallory first lays eyes on Mount Everest in 1921, the experience shapes the rest of his life, until he disappears in the mist near the summit on June 8, 1924, together with his partner Andrew Irvine. Sixty-three years later, sixteen-year-old Jochen Hemmleb reads a book about their disappearance—and is struck by an unshakable feeling that this story will change his life forever…

Starting from these two pivotal moments, Jochen Hemmleb weaves Mallory’s life story together with his own. The search for answers about what happened to Mallory and Irvine, and the mountains in general, become a compass that guides him through all the highs and lows of life.

A gripping detective story intertwines with a deeply moving and reflective life story about intuition, calling, and the healing power of the mountains. And about searching, finding, and ultimately walking one’s own path.