Graham Hoyland

Graham Francis Hoyland (born 12 May 1957) is a British author, mountaineer and sailor. He was the 15th Briton to climb Mount Everest and instigated the Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition which found George Mallory's body in 1999.[1][2][3] He reached the summit of Everest on 7 October 1993.[4]

In 2006 Hoyland tested a replica of Mallory’s suit on Everest. Mallory’s clothing was recreated by using the fragments recovered from his body. The clothing was of natural materials: silk shirts, hand-knitted cardigans, and a jacket and plus-fours made of gabardine, a tightly woven cotton fabric. The project showed that the clothing was effective at providing protection at high altitude.[5][6]

Hoyland was a BBC producer for over 30 years and worked on programmes such as Dragon's Den and Around the World in 80 Faiths.[7]

In 2019 The Independent newspaper named him as one of the "5 Most Inspiring Explorers".[8]

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  2. ^ Koul, Maharaj (8 August 1999). "Mallory may yet rewrite history". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Did George Mallory make it to the summit of Everest before he died?". The Independent. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ Tables[usurped] adventurestats.com
  5. ^ Ainley, Janine (13 June 2006). "Replica clothes pass Everest test". BBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ Hoyland, Graham (18 July 2006). "Dress rehearsal for an epic quest". The Times. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Graham Hoyland | UWTSD". uwtsd.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  8. ^ "Meeting the five most inspiring explorers | Simon Calder at 25". The Independent. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-04.