A new book published by the Royal Geographical Society celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. Scroll through the gallery to view a selection of the 400 photographs in the book.
"Why would you want to climb Mount Everest?" George Mallory was asked this question in 1924 and gave the most obvious answer: "Because it's there". The famous mountaineer was born 126 years ago, and best known for his expeditions to the highest mountain on earth.