Lost on Everest

Lost on Everest

Directed by Drew Pulley, Renan Öztürk

Produced by National Geographic

202060 min7.6 / 10

A documentary mystery that combines historical intrigue with the perilous present-day quest to solve mountaineering's greatest unsolved disappearance.

Reaching 29,029 feet, Mount Everest has long captivated mountaineers of all stripes. But a peak that draws athletes and mountaineers to new heights isn’t without danger — or a dark side. Perhaps the peak’s greatest mystery is the missing body of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine who disappeared alongside George Leigh Mallory in 1924 just 800 vertical feet from the summit. In Lost on Everest, we follow along as a team of elite climbers with new intel on the location of his missing body set out to solve what may be mountaineering’s great mystery. Along with the body, the team hopes to find Irvine’s camera and the footage that could rewrite history.

Questions people ask

  • Is Lost on Everest sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Lost on Everest scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Lost on Everest violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Lost on Everest easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Lost on Everest end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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92/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise91

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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