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1、MountEveresthaslongbeenagreatattractiontomillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.Manypeoplehaveriskedandlosttheirlivesinthecourseofexpedition.GeorgeMalloryandAndrewIrvinehadsetoutfromCampVIon8June1924,attemptingtobecomethefirstmentosetfootonthesummit.Theyneverreturned.GeorgeMa
2、llory"Becauseit'sthere"Malloryisfamouslyquotedashavingrepliedtothequestion"WhydoyouwanttoclimbMountEverest?"withtheretort"Becauseit'sthere",whichhasbeencalled"themostfamousthreewordsinmountaineering"AndrewIrvineAndrewIrvine,knowntofamilyandfriendsas"Sandy,"wastwomonthsint
3、ohis23rdyearwhenhedisappearedonEverestwithGeorgeMallory.Anengineeringstudent,hewasontwomonth'sleavefromMertonCollege,Oxford.WhydidMallorychooseIrvineaspartnerforthatfinalsummitbid?ThegenerallyacceptedresponseisthatIrvine'smechanicalgeniuswasessentialtokeepthenotoriouslyte
4、mperamentaloxygenapparatusfunctioning,andMalloryintendedthistobeanoxygen-assistedattempt(havingjustseentwonon-oxygenattemptsfail).
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