*Warning: This article contains spoilers for Finding Michael*
Spencer Matthews investigates what happened to his brother on Mount Everest in Finding Michael.
The Made in Chelsea actor retraces his elder brother’s journey 23 years after he vanished in the Disney Plus documentary.
When they begin on the journey, the entrepreneur is joined by Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja MBE, the world record holder for climbing all 14 summits above 8,000 metres in the quickest time.
Spencer embarked on the journey just three days before his wife, Vogue Williams, gave birth to their third child, and she totally supported her partner’s objective.
So what happened to Michael Matthews, and was he ever found?
What happened to Michael Matthews?
Michael Matthews is the brother of Spencer, 34, and James, 47, a former racing driver who is married to Pippa Middleton.
He was a very accomplished climber who has ascended in mountains such as the Alps and Kilimanjaro outside of his employment as a futures trader.
Matthews became the youngest British climber to reach the top of Mount Everest in 1999.
Yet, three hours after reaching the summit, he vanished under blinding white, and his corpse has never been recovered.
According to the Michael Matthews Foundation, he died while descending the summit, with other stories claiming a’sudden snowstorm.’
Did his brother find him on Everest?
Unfortunately, no corpse was discovered at the time of the tragedy, yet the family was emailed a photo of a body on the mountain that resembled Matthew in 2017.
Speaking on The One Show about Finding Michael, the billionaire said that even with all the technology we have, body retrieval is still ‘extremely unusual’.
‘Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a body to mourn as a family,’ said Spencer, as he explained how he came to the decision to walk the same treacherous path as his brother, who died when Spencer was just 10-year-old.
How to watch Finding Michael documentary
The documentary is a 90-minute feature-length episode that is accessible on Disney Plus.
It is now accessible to view on the streamer.
Finding Michael is available to stream on Disney Plus.