After the expedition, Odell was privately certain that Mallory and Irvine had reached the summit of Mount Everest. Key to this belief was the spot where he had seen the two climbers, and his evaluation of their fitness and strength.
Carbohydrate is stored in limited amounts as blood glucose, liverglycogen, and muscle glycogen. The largest amount of energy isstored in the body as fats. Fats are stored as triglycerides in bothmuscle tissue and adipose (fat) tissue; triglycerides and free fattyacids (FFA) in the blood are a limited supply.
Glucose that is not needed for energy is stored in the form of glycogen as a source of potential energy, readily available when needed. Most of the glycogen is stored in the liver and muscle cells. When these and other body cells are saturated with glycogen, the excess glucose is converted into fat and stored as adipose tissue. See also hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia.