A National Geographic documentary crew may have found partial remains of the foot of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, the famed mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest 100 years ago.

A National Geographic team discovers a preserved boot with Andrew Irvine's name on it, providing significant evidence in solving the nearly 100-year-o

English mountaineer Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine vanished on a trek to Mount Everest's summit with his climbing partner George Mallory in 1924.

Back home in the U.S., the Everest Ski Expedition has unveiled a historic achievement that has nothing to do with their attempt to ski down the Hornbein Couloir. They found some human remains belonging to 1924 pioneer Andrew “Sandy” Irvine.

The enduring mystery of Mallory and Irvine, the tweed-clad heroes of Everest last seen vanishing into a cloud as mist swept over the Himalayan summit, may finally have been solved 100 years on from the tragedy that so nearly ended in triumph.

ALBAWABA - It is thought that a boot discovered on Mount Everest by a National Geographic documentary crew may be that of British climber Andrew Comyn I

The find comes 25 years after Irvine's climbing partner George Mallory’s frozen body was also discovered on the Himalayan peak.

In his final letter to his wife, Ruth, before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, the 37-year-old Mallory, who once famously said he wanted to conquer Everest "because it's there," tried to ease her worries even as he said his chances of reaching the world's highest peak were "50 to 1 against us.

During the filming of a National Geographic documentary, the remains of a man who died climbing Mt Everest were found over 100 years later. The group who made the discovery included Oscar winner Jimmy Chin,

Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest, a century after their attempt on the world’s highest peak,