Talk:George Mallory

message: I really think there should be a separated sub-heading to this article, dedicated to the cameras alone, as these could prove that he got there first (and could provide, in a historical sense, the strangest and most valued footage / photograph(s) ever taken).
I read somewhere, a long time ago, maybe in a Britannica publication, that Mallory was handed a camera to carry on the summit climb, but would have handed it to Irvine (the Engineer) had they reached the top. Is this true? There are also these questions I would like to have explained fully:
If pictures were taken under perfect summit conditions, would they be likely to have featured reference points within them?
What sort of condition would the film stock be in now, if discovered near to Mallory's fall place, undamaged by impact or visible radiation?
Could film-less cameras have been left (or destroyed) at the summit, and is it more likely, if left, they just blew away?
What photographic equipment was likely to have been used (full listing of all items, not just 'summit' items)?
There were as many as three possible cameras among them:
Two Vest Pocket Kodaks (VPK) and--sensationally--one possible wind-up cine camera loaned to Irvine by the expedition photographer Capt. John Noel. (source "The Irvine Diaries"). That no camera was found on Mallory's body, or near-by, does not mean he had no camera. It could have separated from him anywhere along his descent. Tholzel (talk) 22:46, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Camera ''Obscure'' 

message: Would it not be possible to check Mallory's fingers or toes in order to get a better idea if he had reached the summit or Not? 
Climbers today often get frostbite after they reach a very high altitude and that's with the modern gear so would it not stand to reason mallorys digets would be first bitten? Kootenayboy (talk) 02:07, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Frostbite is pretty rare, and unrelated to whether or not a climber achieved a summit or not. In fact, getting summit is one reason why climbers might turn around short of the summit. So it wouldn't tell you much. Stevage 02:54, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mallory summit question 

message: Why is this under the category LGBT people from England?  No supported within text.  --DBBell (talk) 02:14, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: @DBBell He was at least bisexual, yes disappointing it merely says he was "friends with" a bunch of Bloomsbury Group gays. 2A01:4B00:BE01:6600:86C7:B7C7:11DB:793C (talk) 11:46, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  LGBT people from England 

message: >Wang reportedly found Mallory's ice axe near his body (and took it with him). If this is true, then Mallory not only survived the initial fall with Irvine, but was in possession of his axe until the last seconds before striking a rock that stopped his final fall.
I'm very dubious about this claim so have removed it. Stevage 02:53, 4 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed claim 

message: Does anyone possessing the referenced books (the Wade Davis book or Robert Graves' biography) know two things strangely omitted from the article who could add them??
* He was studying history (one link says "to read history", I assume that's strange old-fashioned English for studying it??), then "gained his degree". A degree in History?
* He taught at Charterhouse. What exactly did he teach? History? Literature? Mountaineering??
I get that all anyone cares about is that he climbed stuff, but "Teacher" is listed as one of his two professions. This page would be more complete if it could list these two rather relevant things.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:981:8EBE:1:6D5F:9B94:BB91:15A3 (talk) 14:42, 6 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  School info missing 

message: I search up has anyone checked her from Mount Everest and this is what came up with though 207.230.69.105 (talk) 19:10, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acid 

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message: The location of Birkenhead in Cheshire only needs to be mentioned once. Similarly the note "Please do not alter this historically correct information. Birkenhead is now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, but it was part of Cheshire until 1974. All the dates and information about Birkenhead in this article refer to pre-1974" does not need to be repeated each time Birkenhead is mentioned (if at all).
I hope we can agree that is the correct drill. Thank you. Nedrutland (talk) 09:27, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Again, I invite  to explain why the Birkenhead note is necessary, and, if it is necessary once, why it needs to be repeated. I believe it was only you that recently added "Birkenhead, Merseyside"; if there had been a history of editors repeatedly adding Merseyside, the need for the note would be clearer. Nedrutland (talk) 15:18, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birkenhead