Re:Death in Space
by auxbuss on Friday September 03, 2010 @04:25AM
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It was George Mallory who allegedly replied, "Because it's there!" to the question "Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?".
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I stand corrected & honor you with a tasty upvote snack, Sir. Thanks for making re-read the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Mallory
It's a cracking entry too!
I had the pleasure of meeting Noel Odell at the RGS (Royal Geographic Society) in London once when Doug Scott was presenting. It was like I imagine meeting Einstein. He "knew" that Mallory topped out, and because of that, so do I. But I also agree that a climb is not completed until you get down, so Ed and Tenzing hold their place, regardless.