yeah, that is the body they were looking for when they found George. It has got to be in the same area, but without a low-snow year like they lucked into, they'll never find him.
I thought it was Irvine's ax that was found in the thirties near the 2nd step.
Conrad is a superhuman climber, or perhaps a better way to put it is that he is a climber who takes human potential to previously unheard of degrees of efficiency and effectiveness.
The Shackleton miniseries is available on DVD. That's how I saw it; I don't even own a TV. Might be a problem if you are in Europe. (DVD region crap).
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