Read the last letters of George Mallory, who died climbing Mount Everest in 1924

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Read the last letters of George Mallory, who died climbing Mount Everest in 1924

The British explorer died in 1924 during his third trip to Everest, the world's highest point. In one letter to his wife Ruth, he described the expedition's chance of success as "50 to 1 against us."