NO MORE IMMORTAL WORDS were spoken. When on a speaking tour of the United States and Canada, George Mallory stated these three words that would send him into the history books. Actually it was more of an excited utterance when reporters kept pressing him for an answer as to why he wanted to climb to the top of the highest peak on earth, After having been to the Himalaya in both 1921 and 1922, Mallory was anxious to stake a claim on the mountain both he and his climbing partner, Sandy Irvine, would become linked, Everest.
What started out with promise and hope of the British being the first to climb to Everest's summit, ended with dashed dreams after both Mallory and Irvine disappeared near the summit on that fated day. What became of them and their quest remained unclear for three quarters of a century. Until 1999. A team searching for the bodies of Mallory and Irvine, found some of the answers, but many still were left to be asked. Did Mallory and or Irvine made it? However, with little in the way of actual clues, the record books still mark Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay as the first official summiters on May 28, 1953. Whether Hillary and Tenzing were the first to actually climb Everest's 29 035 ft. height, is moot. George Mallory and Andrew Irvine were the catalysts who drove the spirit of climbing throughout the Twentieth Century. Many alpinists state that it was in the spirit of both Mallory and Irvine that got them started on their chosen paths of daredevils and summiteers.
It is in this spirit that The Mallory & Irvine Trust exists. To educate on the wonders of the world's peaks and to bring the quest of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine into the future. This site is dedicated to them.
It is my sincerest wish that you find the information herein interesting and insightful. Please feel free to browse the site in which you'll find many thumbnailed images. Just click on them and you'll be taken to a larger image. Some of the images are copyrighted to other photographers. Where possible I will give the proper credit. You may take whatever you wish, but please be mindful of that fact. If you'd like to link to this site, contact me for permission first. If you'd like me to link to your site, it has to be about the spirit of exploration, the mountains and or climbing. You can contact me here: .
I would like to extend a personal thank you to Salena Moffatt, a dear friend who has become invaluable as far as information on Sandy Irvine. It is her work you will read in Sandy's biography, culled from personal Irvine Family archives and her own extensive research. Salena your offer of your work is without question a wonderful gift to those who will know Sandy through your words. Once again, a loving thank you.