Climbing Everest
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
First-ever collection of all of George Leigh Mallory's writings on climbing.
George Leigh Mallory Books
George Leigh Mallory was an English schoolteacher and mountaineer, most renowned for his participation in Mount Everest expeditions during the 1920s. An intellectual acquaintance of the Bloomsbury Group, his early literary work included a biography of James Boswell and influenced the early writing of Robert Graves. His interest in contemporary politics, including support for women's suffrage and Irish home rule, aligned him with Fabian socialism. Mallory's legacy is intrinsically tied to the mystery of his final Everest ascent, perishing in an attempt to be the first to summit the peak.
A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains.