Who was George Mallory?
Q: Who was George Mallory?
A: George Mallory was a British mountaineer who took part in the first three expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s.
Q: What happened to Mallory and his climbing partner, Andrew Irvine?
A: They disappeared high on the northeast ridge during the final summit attempt of the 1924 expedition.
Q: When was Mallory's fate discovered?
A: Mallory's fate was unknown for 75 years until a research expedition discovered his body on 1 May 1999.
Q: How close were Mallory and Irvine to the summit when they were last seen?
A: The last sighting of the pair was about 800 vertical feet from the summit.
Q: What was Mallory famous for saying about climbing Mount Everest?
A: Mallory was famous for replying to the question "Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?" with the reply: "Because it's there," described as: "The most famous three words in the history of mountaineering."
Q: What was the controversy surrounding Mallory's famous quote?
A: Questions have arisen about whether Mallory had said it or if it was a newspaper reporter making it up.
Q: Was it ever determined if Mallory and Irvine made it to the summit of Mount Everest?
A: Whether they made it to the summit or not remains a mystery.
