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Hace 4 días · CREDIT: The Master and Fellows of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Who was George Mallory? George Mallory (1886-1924) was one of the leading members of the early European teams to explore Mount Everest.
Hace 4 días · Letters written by the famous mountaineer George Mallory have been made available to a global audience for the first time, in the centenary year of his fatal attempt to scale Everest. An alumnus of Magdalene College, Cambridge, Mallory is known for purportedly replying "because it's there" when asked by a reporter why he wanted to climb Everest ...
Hace 1 día · Picture: Magdalene College, Cambridge. Mallory’s body was found 75 years later, in 1999. There is still debate about whether the pair made it to the top of the mountain. Mallory studied at Magdalene College in Cambridge before becoming a schoolmaster, serving in France during the First World War before returning to England in 1919.
Hace 5 días · The college has now digitized the entire collection for public access. The letters can be accessed and downloaded here. “It has been a real pleasure to work with these letters," said Magdalene ...
Hace 1 día · Archived online by Madgeline College, the 842 handwritten letters take the readers on journey with Mallory and shows the challenges the climber faced as he was battered by high winds and cold ...
Hace 4 días · Magdalene College posted the letters online to mark the centenary of George Mallory's ill-fated attempt to stand atop the world. FILE – British mountaineers George Mallory is seen with Andrew ...
Hace 4 días · Credit: The Master and Fellows of Magdalene College, Cambridge. Letters from the British climber George Mallory, who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924, to his wife Ruth have been published online.
