Tuesday, November 8, 2011

A Favorite Quote

"In 1917 Mallory wrote an article about an Alpine ascent in which he asked the question: "Have we vanquished an enemy?" His answer: "None but ourselves."



George Mallory died during a 1924 attempt at summiting Everest. It was his third attempt. His body was found 75 years later.

1 comment:

Kathleen... said...

Geez!!! I'm going to have some doozy dreams tonight....that's SAD! And kinda creepy....I've *never*, ever understood those extreme sports. Shoot, I'd so die too.