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Friday, 28 November 2025
quote [ In March 1923, when British mountaineer George Leigh Mallory was touring the United States to raise money for an expedition to Mount Everest planned for the following year, a journalist asked why he wanted to climb Everest. He famously replied, “Because it’s there.” ]
I have seen the top of Mt. Ventoux
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hellboy said @ 8:28pm GMT on 7th Dec
Mallory's response is often cited as a motivational statement - that it's worth doing things just for the sake of doing them - but I've heard that his actual meaning was more impatient: "stop asking me annoying questions."
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