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 1999 Mallory and Irvine Research Expedition, which was responsible for finding George Mallory's body.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

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

Books

Personal life

In September 2016 it was reported that his ex-wife Sarah Champion MP (who, at the time was Labour's shadow minister for Domestic Abuse) had been arrested and cautioned by police for attacking him in 2007.[7]

References

  1. ^ Douglas, Ed (28 September 2007). "Did Mallory make it? Researcher believes he has the answer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  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. ^ "Graham Hoyland | UWTSD". uwtsd.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  5. ^ "Meeting the five most inspiring explorers | Simon Calder at 25". The Independent. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  6. ^ Morrison, Richard (2023-12-04). "Review: Yeti: An Abominable History by Graham Hoyland — a hairy Himalayan hoax". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  7. ^ Badshah, Nadeem (2023-12-04). "MP's arrest over row with ex-husband". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-12-04.


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