Hugh Thomson

The recklessness of George Mallory

Having quarrelled with his adept former fellow climber, Mallory attempted Everest in 1924 seriously ill-equipped, and taking an inexperienced 22-year-old with him instead

George Mallory climbing in the French Alps, photographed by G.W. Young. [Bridgeman Images]
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  • Fallen: George Mallory: The Man, the Myth and the 1924 Everest Tragedy

    Mick Conefrey

    Allen & Unwin, pp. 352, £22

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