George Mallory: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. Jun 14, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 04, 2026
Added a top questions section. Apr 27, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Conversations - The remarkable story of George Finch, mountaineer and brilliant chemist. Jan 02, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - Mount Everest pioneer George Mallory's final letter to wife revealed 100 years after deadly climb: "Vanishing hopes". Nov 21, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - Read the last letters of George Mallory, who died climbing Mount Everest in 1924. Aug 08, 2025
Media added. Jan 13, 2025
Noted the discovery of Andrew Irvine's partial remains and included a discussion of books and films made about the 1924 expedition. Jan 07, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN - Last letters of pioneering climber who died on Everest reveal dark side of mountaineering. Nov 21, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Heroism, sacrifice, defeat? The enduring mystery of George Mallory�s final Everest attempt. Jul 26, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 26, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC News - Mallory and Irvine: Should we solve Everest's mystery? Nov 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of The George Mallory Foundation. May 12, 2023
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of George Mallory. Oct 14, 2014
Added image of George Mallory and fellow members of the 1921 expedition to Mount Everest. Jun 09, 2011
Article revised and updated. Feb 05, 2008
Added new Web site: PBS - NOVA Online - George Leigh Mallory. Jul 17, 2006
New article added. Mar 04, 2004
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