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.
Peter Gillman has been a writer and journalist since 1964, for a
long period working for the Sunday Times. The author of a
dozen books, many on mountaineering themes, he is a member of the
British Outdoor Writers Guild and has won a record five awards from
them.
'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
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