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Radio 4,1 min

“A tag sewn into his collar said GL Mallory”

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Mountaineer Conrad Anker tells Kirsty Young about discovering the body of the legendary George Mallory on Everest, 700ft from the summit and 75 years after he and Sandy Irvine perished while climbing the mountain.

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