Topic - George Mallory

In his final letter to his wife, Ruth, before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, the 37-year-old Mallory, who once famously said he wanted to conquer Everest “because it’s there," tried to ease her worries even as he said his chances of reaching the world’s highest peak were “50 to 1 against us.”

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In his final six-page correspondence to his wife, addressed to “My dearest Ruth," George Mallory speaks of trials and triumphs as the party slowly made its way up the mountain, setting up higher camps and then retreating to lower elevation to recover.

George Mallory on Mount Everest odds: '50 to 1 against us' in last letter published online →