Gotta love British logic

[martinw-48]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-25/puffer-jackets-the-incredible-true-story/10133112

[martinw-48]

I think Mallory deserves the laughter.
Makes me wonder if he was maybe gay.
Hanging around naked with a bunch of men

[springyzone]

Amazing article.

Just goes to show how things have changed in a century. mind sets etc

Fancy trekking across Tibet naked. Wouldn't it be a bit cold? I'm surprised that didn't raise more eyebrows in that era than wearing an unconventional green jacket.

[martinw-48]

Only Colonials are crazy.
It's perfectly sane to be trekking naked

[martinw-48]

Yes, your bit would be cold but it shrinks in the cold so it'd only be a little bit

[enigmabear]

Maybe that is what inspired the song, Little Blue Man ?

[joztamps]

The Gregory Peck character in Guns of Navarone was named after Mallory.

And the famous British General Orde Wingate used to conduct his staff meetings in the nude.

(which gives a whole new meaning to staff meeting).

But he was a certifiable loony.