MOUNT EVEREST, YOU CAN’T GET ANY BIGGER!
When I was in London, England, a couple of weeks ago, I visited a hall where a man named Mallory was honored with a banquet years ago. In the 1920’s Mallory led an expedition to try to conquer Mount Everest. The first expedition failed, as did the second. Then, with a team of the best quality and ability, Mallory made a third assault. But in spite of careful planning and extensive safety precautions, disaster struck: an avalanche hit, and Mallory and most of his party were killed. When the few who did survive returned to England, they held a glorious banquet saluting the great people of Mallory’s final expedition. As the leader of the survivors stood to acknowledge the applause, he looked around the hall at the framed pictures of Mallory and his comrades who had died. Then he turned his back to the crowds to face the huge picture of Mount Everest, which stood looming like…
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