The road linking Manali to Leh crosses high mountain passes. One of these passes is reputedly haunted by a truck driver who died of thirst and cold during a snowstorm. The "ghost" used to approach travellers and ask them for water, only to vanish into nothingness. In order to appease his soul...

In many cultures, mountains stood as liminal places, as borders between heaven and earth. For most of mankind's history, they remained on the margins of civilisation, most people preferring to settle in the valleys below, cautiously avoiding the barren summits. Astonishingly, many famous peaks...

We've had fascinating threads on railway ghosts, sea-faring ghosts, aviation ghosts, underground/tunnel ghosts and last night, because I'm reading a novel featuring deaths on Mont Blanc, I got thinking about mountaineers who surely must have had many spooky experiences. Sure enough, there is...

Slightly old news, but intriguing – and, unless I’ve missed something in the mean time, I don’t think there’s been a resolution. I’ve had a quick shufty around the MB but can’t find that the following story ever made it here – which kind of surprises me. Bump me if I’m wrong. Full article...

So, what do you FTers think? Did George Mallory conquer Everest decades before Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tensing, despite dying in the attempt? Were you convinced by the FT story?