Mount Everest, The Reconnaissance, 1921, by L...

Let's continue our month in The Wayback Machine with a road trip, as we learn more from this 1909 guide to driving. This time, the fine art of tipping, the superiority of small cars, celebrated women drivers, and an extensive section of alphabetical abbreviations on licenses. A v ...  Show more

Let's kick off a new theme month I'm calling The Wayback Machine, in which we relax with works that have slipped out of rotation for a few years. First, it's back to the beehive, with the rearing of queens, the mathematical superiority of the hexagon, and how the weirdness of roy ...  Show more

Standing over 29,000ft above sea level, the peak of Everest is the highest point on the planet. To the sherpa people of the Himalayas it is sacred, and to foreign adventurers, it is the holy grail of climbing. But what did it take to reach the summit? Was it expertise and enduran ...  Show more

Mark Pattison takes us through his journey of preparing to climb Mount Everest - the tallest mountain in the world above sea level.. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com 

Mountains... snowcapped titans of challenges ripe for sporting! Seeing the perfect opportunity for sport, your elegant host Tyler Scheid once again summons Markiplier and together they embark on the Mountaineering Primer. Join baby Mark as he faces the climb of Mount Everest. Wil ...  Show more

After WWII ended, efforts were resumed to conquer Everest, but it took many, many teams and missions to reach the summit. Eventually, a bee keeper and a Sherpa achieved that loftiest of goals. But what's happened on Everest since then? You can read the show notes for this epis ...