Everest mountaineer's letters digitized for the first time


by Phys.org

Phys.org— Letters written by the famous mountaineer George Mallory have been made available to a global audience for the first time, in the centenary year of his fatal attempt to scale Everest.

India West—Everest Mountaineer's Letters, That Survived 75 Years, Gets Digitized. NEW DELHI, (IANS) – In a key scientific feat, letters written by the late Everest mountaineer George Mallory, which survived 75 years in his jacket pocket before his body was discovered, have been digitized and made available to a global audience for the first time. […]

Ars Technica—Explore a digitized collection of doomed Everest climber’s letters home. Collection includes three letters found on Mallory's body in 1999, preserved for 75 years.

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