Boot found on Everest may solve 100-year-old climbing mystery | BBC News
A preserved foot believed to belong to an Everest climber has been found on the north face of the mountain a century after he disappeared.
Andrew “Sandy” Irvine vanished alongside his climbing partner, the famous mountaineer George Mallory, when attempting to reach the summit.
This discovery could potentially help solve whether or not the pair succeeded in becoming the first people to summit Everest, 29 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top.
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his body was found awhile ago
Two white guys who died on a mountain and got more attention than they deserve.
Considering how difficult it is to summit with modern gear and oxygen, it's extremely unlikely they made it to the top
Mallory's answer is the greatest answer ever given in an interview, maybe with the exception of James Hunt on why he could drive so well.
Men of this era who lived through The Great War had seen death in its many hideous forms. That experience played a part in their attitudes toward risk-taking.
Sobering to think that those laces were put in place and that knot tied by a man a century ago…
You could say he had a leg up on the other climbers. 🤣
its a mystery to me why anyone would want to go there
Lol… 😂😂,, he died, : because its there… i dont feel anything for those who died on that dumb mountain.
Now you see it again , all you need is a pair of good boots , they WILL survive 🤣🤣😂😂👎👎👎👎
Found exactly 100 years later. Wow
How strange that just two months ago I had this wild urge to research everything I could about Everest and the mountaineers that have conquered her. I was obsessed! Scouring over articles and testimonials and documentaries, I just could not get enough…until the stories started to repeat themselves and I found I had exhausted pretty much all online resources. I've never considered climbing, I'm very much an indoorsy kinda gal, but the legend that is Mt. Everest captivates me. I'm so excited about this discovery and what is to come from it.
Where's the rest of him?
They should have taken a Sherpa guy with them.
After I climbed a comparatively small mountain I realized it was more an endurance challenge and required very little skill other than the ability to walk and balance to some degree. Reaching the top was the highlight, going down the painful lowlight.
Lost his shoe, clearly dead
How the hell did he lose his foot???
Why am I only now hearing about this? This should be given greater coverage.
I wonder where the remains are in relation to the the reported possible location by a Sherpa who died before he could give a full description.
As I recollect for many years after Sandy's family blamed Mallory for his death.
That has to be gutting for the family. I'm sure they never gave up hope he'd make it back.
Why on earth would he sign his socks? And not only sign them, but attach a label so well-made that it’s lasted 100 years and still looks brand new. Could he have possibly foreseen this as a way to identify his remains?
I hope they find the other boot so they can be refurbished and sold on ebay.
Where is the rest of his body?! 😮
Is this the reporter that raised her middle finger?lol
Dont have a single shred of sympathy for anyone who dies on that mountain. Everyone who goes there knows the risk and these days its more a commercial enterprise for the wealthy instead of a real test of skill
Wow that’s so awesome 👍🏻
great video. I remember the news when they found Mallory's body. I always wondered when they would ever find Irvine, we are following from korea
Rest in peace
Cry BBC Cryyyyyyyy
The boot in question looks more like a boot from the 2000 and not from the 1920
what other clarity do you need?? lol like we KNOW what happened
To be correct here, you found his leg not the man. You can assume but can not know if perhaps it was an amputation?
Let's just say they did make it, why not.
300 meters from the top… Wait what? 1924? These guys didn't have breathing devices or special clothing etc… how did they do this? Unbelievable
There's no 'mystery'. They fell. Nothing to solve. People fall on mountains all the time.
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Damn. Hopefully they find that camera too.
Clean the whole Mountain TOP.
So we also know that Mallory was a Sock thief
Along with many other people, I will never understand the appeal of climbing Everest. Cold, unpredictable weather, low oxygen levels and just mountaineering in general is dangerous…. why? I'm guessing it's more than just being "that guy" in parties to avoid hearing about his/her trip.