Links to George (Mallory, not Bush)
The other day I mentioned a story about a mountain climber who wants to not only scale Mt. Everest for the glory of nursing, but also to follow in the ill-fated footsteps of George Leigh Mallory–who was killed while either trying to reach the summit of Everest or descend from it, in 1924.
I found Mallory’s footsteps to be an odd choice to follow, being that his story had a rather miserable ending. Why not choose the footsteps of one who both climbed to the top and got down in one piece–still breathing?
Anyway, for those of you who have never heard of George Mallory, and are curious about him, I’ve attached a link to the Wikipedia. His story is rather fascinating, considering the lack of fancy equipment and clothing that climbers have the pleasure of indulging in now. That he even made it as far as he did, and possibly reached the summit, was quite an amazing feat.
Dear Nabeepchen,
Thanks for your articles and sharing the information on George Mallory. I was fortunate enough to be the photographer for and climbing team member of the 1999 Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition…we discovered Mallory on May 1 of that year. The Wikipedia page on Mallory includes a great deal of good information on the man, but readers might also want to visit the Squidoo Mallory & Irvine lens I set up (here: http://www.squidoo.com/malloryandirvine/). There are lots of great links within it to sites with loads of information on Mallory, Irvine, the pre-WWII Everest expeditions, and the mystery surrounding Mallory & Irvine’s final days.
I have also written quite a bit about the mystery of Mallory & Irvine on my blog at http://mountainworld.typepad.com.
Thanks again!
Jake Norton
MountainWorld Productions
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