Explorer's [Sandy Irvine] remains are found on Everest 100 years after he was last seen on mountain- but do they prove if he was first to summit the peak?
Irvine disappeared aged 22 with his climbing partner, the renowned mountaineer George Mallory, in June 1924 when they were attempting to become the first people to climb the world's highest peak. What is believed to be Irvine's foot, encased in his sock and boot, was found on Everest's Central Rongbuk Glacier, below the mountain's North Face and at a lower altitude than where Mallory's remains were found in 1999. Incredibly, Irvine's remains were identified by the name stitched into his sock: A.C. Irvine. His middle name was Comyn. Irvine's family said in a statement that they are 'deeply moved' to hear of the find.
'Sandy Irvine was the youngest member of the 1924 Mount Everest expedition and was lost on the upper slopes of the mountain with George Mallory when the two disappeared on 8 June 1924.'
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