CLIMBER

George Mallory

United Kingdom

A pioneer of three British expeditions to Everest (1921, 1922, 1924); he vanished with Irvine near the summit in 1924 — his quote 'Because it's there' became an enduring mountaineering slogan.

English mountaineer (1886–1924) and icon of early Everest exploration. He participated in the first three British Everest expeditions (1921, 1922, 1924). In 1924 he and Andrew Irvine disappeared near the summit; their fate remains one of mountaineering's greatest mysteries. His body was found in 1999 at 8,156 m. His three-word answer to why he wanted to climb Everest — 'Because it's there' — became mountaineering's most famous quote.

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