London-based writer. Often climbing.

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Cake day: June 29th, 2023

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  • Whether or not George Mallory summitted Everest.

    Mallory was a great climber. People who knew him think he had the ability. Another member of his expedition saw Mallory and his partner, Andrew Irvine, close to the summit, but not close enough to be certain whether or not they made it.

    Neither man returned from the mountain. Mallory’s body was later found, many decades after he died. but Irvine was never seen again, dead or alive.

    There are various other bits of circumstantial evidence, but the fact is we’ll simply never know for sure. I like to think they made it.




  • Several people here have mentioned the genocide in Palestine, which I accept is a major issue and one no one should be dismissive of. Biden himself acknowledged the validity of the issue in his speech to the DNC.

    I honestly find Biden’s decision to keep spending so much money arming Israel baffling, but there is at least some chance Harris will change that policy.

    But if Harris doesn’t win the White House, Trump’s policies will intensify the perescution of the Palestinians and also lead to pogroms, if not actual genocide, in the US and elsewhere.

    I agree this is not a happy choice to have to make. But it’s also quite clear which is the right choice.