In reply to Thegypsy:
must of, could of, might of ? Have, not of. Have is abbreviated to 've. Therefore must've, could've, might've.
And Toni Kurz.....
Mallory & Irving ? I understand the rope still around George's body showed evidence of having snapped/separated in the final fall. The only way that might've happened was with Sandy belaying him. Therefore it is ridiculous to suggest" bet he wasnt so up for it when mallory left with the rope,and the mature mans confidence."(sic)
The possible sighting of Sandy's body in 1975 by the Chinese climber Wang Hongbao would have been located above the position of where George's body was found. (ref. Jochen Hemmleb et al.)