Original: During British Mount Everest Expedition 1924 , the third British attempt on the world 's highest mountain , Mallory and his climbing partner Andrew Irvine both disappeared somewhere high on the North-East ridge during their attempt to make the first ascent or descent of the world 's highest mountain .
Simplified: While at Charterhouse he met his wife , Ruth Turner , a taxi driver who lived in Goldalming , and they were married in 1914 , just six days before Britain and Germany went to war .