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The most famous quote about mountaineering
“Why are you climbing the mountain?” /
“Because the mountain is there”
Everyone has probably heard the saying,
[Who] said that is not very famous.
The protagonist is a British mountaineer.
George Lee Mallory
He had already climbed several mountains in Europe in the 1910s.
After World War I, he attempted to climb Everest.
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He attempted to climb Everest in 1921, 1922, and 24.
He eventually disappeared in 1924 after embarking on his final ascent with his colleague Andrew Irvin.
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Afterwards, in England
Did Mallory and Irvin die while coming down from the summit of Everest?
There was a lot of controversy as to whether he died without being able to climb up.
This was from the perspective of the British Empire, one of the most powerful countries at the time.
The lead in conquering the North and South Poles was lost to the United States and Norway.
This is also because it was a matter of pride that even Everest should have been conquered first.
Of course, the orthodox theory is that it did not reach the top.
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Mulrory was discovered by Wang Hongbo, a Chinese mountaineer, in 1975.
This was passed on to Japanese mountaineers in 1979, but both died on Everest.
It wasn’t until 1999 that Mallory’s body was discovered.
Then what about Andrew Irvin, who went up with me?
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The last photo of Mallory and Irvin.
Unlike Mallory, who was discovered in 1999, Irvin was never found.
National Geographic Explorers organized an expedition to discover Irvin’s body.
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Socks and boots with name tags and some remains were found.
Of course, the definitive identity remains subject to the results of DNA testing with the bereaved family.
The remains with names engraved on them were discovered at 8400m on Everest.
None other than Irvin