Mallory, George. Personal papers digitized
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George Mallory is a local hero to me. He grew up a 30 minute walk from where I grew up albeit with a 64 year difference.
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Yes those were the days of real adventurers.
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Time spent reading books about these guys is time well spent.
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One of my mates from Edinburgh is actually at Everest base camp right now.
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One of my mates from Edinburgh is actually at Everest base camp right now.
Good for him.
I used to read a lot of expedition books about trips to the Himalayas, Andes, Amazon, Antarctica etc. etc. Look where did I ended up.
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The Indian subcontinent is a gaping hole in my travel CV that I need to put right. An assault on Everest won't feature in my plans though.
Who amongst you guys have been to India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka...?
UK Man I suspect we have both read many of the same books.
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Who amongst you guys have been to India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka...
I've never been one for organised group travel so those places on my own would be a step too far for my liking.
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Who amongst you guys have been to India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
I have been to India once, but not climbing anything. Not even elephant (they are broken in by beating them with a stick - horrible stuff)
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I have been to India once, but not climbing anything. Not even elephant (they are broken in by beating them with a stick - horrible stuff)
Indeed.
I've been to China several times but mostly in and around Beijing. God only knows how they treat humans nevermind animals.
