Graham Hoyland

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

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In 2006 Hoyland climbed to 21,000 feet (6,400 m) on Everest in a reproduction of Mallory's clothing for a field test. Mallory’s clothes from the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition were recreated by using 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 stated in Alpine Journal that it functioned very well and was quite comfortable. [7] The Performance Clothing Research Centre at the University of Leeds tested the reproduced outfit and "concluded that Mallory was sufficiently well insulated to operate effectively on Everest, provided he was moving and not forced to bivouac". [8]

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 . [9]

In 2019 The Independent newspaper named him as one of the "5 Most Inspiring Explorers". [10]

Personal life

In 1999 Hoyland married Sarah Champion; the couple divorced in 2007. In September 2016 it was reported that Champion (who, at the time was Labour's shadow minister for Domestic Abuse) had been arrested for assaulting him in 2007. [11]

Howard Somervell, a member of the 1922 and 1924 Everest expeditions, was a great uncle. [6]

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  2. ↑ Douglas, Ed (28 September 2007). "Did Mallory make it? Researcher believes he has the answer". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Koul, Maharaj (8 August 1999). "Mallory may yet rewrite history". The Tribune (Chandigarh) . Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Did George Mallory make it to the summit of Everest before he died?". The Independent. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Ainley, Janine (13 June 2006). "Replica clothes pass Everest test". BBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. 1 2 Hoyland, Graham (18 July 2006). "Dress rehearsal for an epic quest". The Times. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Dispatch about Hoyland's climb". Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Mountain Clothing and Thermoregulation: A Look Back" . Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Graham Hoyland | UWTSD". uwtsd.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  10. ↑ "Meeting the five most inspiring explorers | Simon Calder at 25". The Independent. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  11. ↑ Badshah, Nadeem (2023-12-04). "MP's arrest over row with ex-husband". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  12. ↑ Morrison, Richard (2023-12-04). "Review: Yeti: An Abominable History by Graham Hoyland — a hairy Himalayan hoax". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2023-12-04.
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