Climbing Everest - Softcover

George Mallory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908096349 ISBN 13: 9781908096340

Publisher: Gibson Square Books, 2012

Synopsis

George Mallory belongs to a short but distinguished line of literary mountaineers such as Joe Simpson, Jon Krakauer and Edward Whymper. He answered the question 'Why climb Everest' with the dry put down 'Because it is there'. In this book his published writings on Everest are collected.

About this title

About the Author:

George Leigh Mallory's writings inspired distinguished literary mountaineers such as Joe Simpson, Ranulph Fiennes, Jon Krakauer. Born in 1886, he died a few days short of his 38th birthday, while making a summit attempt with his companion, Andrew Irvine. Born in Cheshire, he worked as a teacher in Godalming. Foreword by Peter Gillman, a former Sunday Times journalist and one of the most prolific writers on mountaineering and author of the prize-winning standard biography of Mallory.

Review:

'Compelling pieces.' Stephen Venables, Mail on Sunday 'Invaluable... [a] surprise it has taken so long to see the light of day.' National Geographic 'Expressive and emotionally literate.' Scottish Mountaineer

About this edition

• Publisher: Gibson Square Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1908096349
• ISBN 13: 9781908096340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288