Jimmy Chin's "monumental and emotional" discovery of body on Everest may finally put mountaineering's most enduring mystery to rest
Upon further inspection, the crew found that the boot encased a foot wearing a sock with the name "A.C. Irvine" stitched onto the label. The remains are now believed to belong to British mountaineer Andrew Comyn Irvine, known as Sandy, who famously disappeared with climbing partner George Mallory during an attempt to summit Everest 100 years ago.
Body in Greatest Mount Everest Mystery Discovered 100 Years Later
The discovery of the remains leads to more questions about whether two climbers succeeded in summiting Everest in 1924.
Hikers find clue to 100-year-old mystery of mountaineer who vanished on Mount Everest
A film crew hiking Mount Everest noticed an old-looking boot melting out of the ice — and found another clue to a 100-year-old mystery of a vanished mountaineer. Jimmy Chin, Erich Roepke and Mark Fisher ventured up the North Face of Mount Everest to film a documentary,
Mount Everest mystery may be solved after a century
A documentary team uncovered a sock stitched with the name Sandy Irvine, who disappeared with his climbing partner as they attempted to become the first to summit the mountain in 1924.
100-year old Everest mystery may have been solved after shocking discovery
A frozen body part discovered on the Himalayan mountain could answer whether someone reached the peak decades before Edmund Hillary.
Famed climber's remains found on Mount Everest nearly 100 years later
A discovery on Mount Everest could help prove that a pair of climbers reached the world’s tallest summit almost 30 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay got there in 1953.
Remains found on Mount Everest could help solve 100-year-old mystery
National Geographic reported that a documentary team possibly found the remains of Andrew Irvine a century after he and his climbing partner George Mallory disappeared trying to become the first people to reach the top.
Foot of a famed Mount Everest climber is possibly found after 100 years
A National Geographic documentary crew may have found partial remains of the foot of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, the famed ...
After 100 Years, Andrew “Sandy” Irvine’s Boot Was Found on Everest. Mysteries of His Disappearance Remain.
A group led by filmmaker Jimmy Chin found the boot of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, the British climber who vanished on Everest ...
Hundred-Year-Old Remains Of British Man Who Died On Everest Discovered By Nat Geo Doc Team Including ‘Free Solo’s Jimmy Chin
After 100 years of speculation, remains of one of the first ever Brits to climb Mount Everest have been discovered by a group ...
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Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent
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Human foot found on Everest may hold key to one of mountaineering’s greatest mysteries
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Exclusive: Remains of Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine believed to have been found on Everest
The discovery, made by a National Geographic team 100 years after the mountaineer vanished with George Mallory, could add new ...
Boot Found at Everest Could Be From Climber Who Vanished 100 Years Ago
When Sandy Irvine went on a pioneering expedition to Mount Everest’s summit in 1924, he and his partner vanished. The recent ...
Frozen foot found in a sock on Mount Everest might solve a century-old mystery
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Discovery of boot could provide new clues in 100-year-old mystery
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Climber Disappeared 100 Years Ago on Mount Everest. Sock with His Name on It, and a Foot, Were Just Found
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