George Mallory was an English school teacher who loved climbing. In 1924, Mallory and a team of British1tried to get to the top of Mount Qomolangma, 2mountain in the world. No one had ever done it before.
Mallory had already tried to3the top of Mount Qomolangma in 1921 and 1922, but he had4both times. In 1924, he tried again. On June 8, 1924, he and 5climber, Andrew Irvine, were only a few6meters from the top of the mountain. The other members of their7team watched as Mallory and Irvine climbed slowly up towards the top. However, the weather was very misty, and soon the two men8into the mist. They could never9.
In 1953, Edmund Hillary10New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal, finally reached the top of Mount Qomolangma. Most people thought that they were11to do this, but some people12whether Mallory and Irvine had got there first.
Many years later, in 1999, Mallory's body13on Mount Qomolangma, about six hundred meters from the top of it. However, it is still not known14he and Irvine ever reached the top of the mountain or not.
Someone had once asked Malory why he wanted to climb15mountain in the world. "Because it's there," he answered.
