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George Leigh Mallory (1886–1924)

Autor de Climbing Everest: The Complete Writings of George Leigh Mallory

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Conocimiento común

Nombre legal
Mallory, George Herbert Leigh
Fecha de nacimiento
1886-06-18
Fecha de fallecimiento
1924-06-08
Lugar de sepultura
Mount Everest
Género
male
Nacionalidad
UK
Lugar de nacimiento
Mobberley, Cheshire, UK
Lugar de fallecimiento
Mount Everest / Sagarmatha
Lugares de residencia
Cambridge, England, UK
Godalming, England, UK
Educación
Winchester College
Cambridge University (Magdelene College)
Ocupaciones
teacher
mountaineer
explorer
Relaciones
Robertson, David (5)(brother-in-law)
Organizaciones
Alpine Club
Biografía breve
George Leigh Mallory was born in Mobberley, England, to a long line of clergymen. As a 10-year -old, he went on a school trip to Ben Nevis in Scotland, and found in himself an aptitude for mountain climbing. He graduated from Cambridge University and became a teacher, but continued to hone his climbing skills in the Alps and in Wales. He saved the lives of two of his companions with his quick thinking and actions, and survived an avalanche in 1906. In 1914, he married Ruth Turner, with whom he had three children. He served in the British Army in France during World War I and resumed teaching after the war. In 1922, when the British Alpine Club assembled the first major expedition to map the route to Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, Mallory was a natural choice. In 1924, he was also selected for the third attempt to reach the summit. It was at this time that he gave the now-famous answer to the question of why climbers continued to struggle to scale Everest: "Because it’s there." During the climb, Mallory and his partner Andrew Irvine disappeared on the Northeast Ridge and were never seen again. The mystery of their fate was debated for decades and made Mallory one of the most romantic figures in exploration history. Finally in 1999, an expedition to search for the two discovered the remains of Mallory's body on the mountain.

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I had recently read "Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest", and thought it too long and too detailed. And I had thought, at that time, that it was too bad that Mr. Davis didn't shorten the book and concentrate just on one aspect of Mallory's climb. Well, as they say, be careful of what you wish for, and this book reminds me why that phrase is often used. "Climbing Everest - The Writings of George Mallory" seemed, on the surface, to be exactly what I asked for after reading the longer book, "Into the Silence", about Mallory's climb. But in comparison, I regret not rating "Into the Silence" much higher. "Climbing Everest" lacks all the background and insights into the personality of Mallory and the background of the climb, the other climbers, and the history that Davis provides in his book. And comparing the two, "Into the Silence" was a much better story. "Climbing Everest", as expected, is basically simply the writings of Mallory while attempting to climb Everest. It contains detailed descriptions of what he saw, but there's an expectation that the reader has familiarity or other background being provided somewhere else. On it's own, it really doesn't provide the the story behind the story, or sufficient background, to truly appreciate the hardship and massive undertaking of the climb. As I had previously noted, personally, I found Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air" a much more interesting and much more readable book about climbing Mt. Everest.… (más)
 
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rsutto22 | Jul 15, 2021 |

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Obras
5
Miembros
34
Popularidad
#413,653
Valoración
½ 3.7
Reseñas
1
ISBNs
8
Idiomas
2