In nineteen twenty-one, Mallory was part of the team sent by the British Royal Geographical Society and the British Alpine Club.

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He was previously Head of the Department of Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London between 1999 and 2001, and has also served as Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) (1995-1997).

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