num_pages: 288
description: The discovery of George Mallory's body high on Everest stunned the world. Yet behind the headlines, investigative journalists Peter and Leni Gillman sensed there was far more to the story than whether Mallory had reached the top. How did Mallory reconcile his deep love for his wife and children with his dream of Everest? Why did he make his final attempt when he knew the odds were stacked against him?The Wildest Dream is an intimate portrait of a man torn between competing desires - and the fatal choice he ultimately made. Drawing on newly discovered documents and letters, and aided by members of Mallory's family, the Gillmans bare the heart and soul of the man behind the myth.--From the 2000 paperback edition.
language: English
title: Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory
titlecomplete: Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory
genres: Adventure, Mountaineering, Autobiography, History, Travel, Biography Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction, Climbing
ratings_count: 257
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY)
category: Biography (Finalist), awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Boardman Tasker Prize
category: Mountain Literature
publisher: Mountaineers Books