George
Mallory
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

About this
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THIS AWARD WAS CREATED IN HONOR OF THE LATE GEORGE MALLORY WHO WAS A PIONEER IN MOUNTAINEERING SERVES AS A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR ADVENTURE.

Who was
George
Mallory?

George Mallory, in full George Herbert Leigh Mallory, (born June 18, 1886, Mobberley, Cheshire, England—died June 8, 1924, North Face of Mount Everest, Tibet [now in China]), was a British explorer and mountaineer who was a leading member of early expeditions to Mount Everest. His disappearance on that mountain in 1924 became one of the most celebrated mysteries of the 20th century.

PREVIOUS GEORGE MALLORY AWARD RECIPIENTS

2022

WILL “AKUNA” ROBINSON

Thru-Hiker

2021

Julian Carr

Skier

2020

Courtney Dauwalter

Ultramarathon Runner

2019

Mike Marolt, Steve Marolt, Jim Gyle

High Altitude Ski Mountaineer

2018

Jared Campbell

ultramarathon Trail Runner

2017

Ueli Steck

Climber

Ueli Steck was a Swiss rock climber and mountaineer. He was the first to climb Annapurna solo, and set speed records on the North Face trilogy in the Alps.

2016

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa

Climber

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepalese woman to climb the summit of Mount Everest.

2015

Conrad Anker

Climber

Conrad Anker is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author. He is the team leader of The North Face climbing team. In 1999, he located George Mallory’s body on Everest as a member of a search team looking for the remains of the British climber.

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