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Read the last letters by George Mallory, who died exploring Mt. Everest in 1924
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoSeveral letters from mountaineer and Everest explorer George Mallory are freely available to the...
George Mallory's last letter from Everest said odds of reaching the top were '50 to 1 against us'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn his final letter to his wife before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, George Mallory...
Famed explorer wrote a poignant letter to his wife before dying on Mount Everest
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoBritish mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine are seen at the base camp in Nepal as they get...
Mallory’s Last Words: Haunting Letters From Fateful 1924 Everest Expedition Now Online
GEARJUNKIE via Yahoo News· 3 weeks ago“The candle is burning down now and I must stop.” Those were among the final words of Sir George...
Conrad Anker, Bold Ascents for Nearly 40 Years
Outside via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis article originally appeared on Climbing This article is part of Climbing's ongoing Who's Who biographical study of climbing's all-time greats,...
Last letters of pioneering climber who died on Everest reveal dark side of mountaineering
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoNewly digitized letters shed light on mountaineer George Mallory’s hopes and fears about ascending...
14 biggest historical mysteries that will probably never be solved
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe so-called Voynich Manuscript, a small unassuming book usually stored in a Yale University vault,...
Mount Everest, Still Mountaineering’s Most Coveted Prize
Outside via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis article originally appeared on Climbing This article is part of Climbing’s online archives...
Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on mysterious empire
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThis week, an analysis of ancient DNA sheds light on a bygone empire, Voyager 1 is back in touch with NASA, what to do now that the cicadas are here, and...
Inside the high-stakes, death-defying world of scaling Mt. Everest
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoIn April, 2013, a group of Sherpas, the iconic Nepalese mountain guides, hung off the side of the...