George Herbert Leigh-Mallory was an English mountaineer who participated in the first three British Mount Everest expeditions from the early to mid-1920s. He and his climbing partner Andrew "Sandy" Ir
George Mallory, c. 1916
St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley, Cheshire, which Mallory climbed aged 7
Winchester College Chapel (right) and scholars' College (left), where Mallory was a scholar 1900–1905
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine was a British mountaineer who took part in the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, the third British expedition to the world's highest mountain. He and his climbing part
George Mallory
…an English mountaineer who participated in the first three British Mount Everest expeditions from the early to mid-1920s. He and his climbing partner Andrew "Sandy" Irvine were last seen ascending near Everest's summit during the 1924 expedition, prompting speculation as to whether they reached it before they died. Born…
Memorial to Andrew Irvine, by Eric Gill, at Merton College, Oxford
Memorial to George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in Chester Cathedral