The Abominable

In 1924, the race to climb the highest mountain in the world was halted by the shocking disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy (Andrew) Irvine on one of Everest’s ledges. By the following year, three climbers—a British poet and war veteran, a young French guide, and a young American idealist—found a way to reach the summit thanks to funding from the grieving Lady Bromley, whose son also vanished on Everest in 1924.

Young Bromley was likely already dead, but his mother refuses to believe it and pays for the trio’s expedition so they can bring him home.

Deep in Tibet, high on Everest, three climbers traveling with a cousin of the missing young man discover that someone—or something—is following them at night. This nightmare becomes the main obstacle to survival at 28,000 feet. But what is it pursuing? And what lies behind the disappearances in 1924? As they climb higher and higher, the friends uncover the disgusting secret of the creature…