Remains of Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine believed to have been found on Everest

[Pivo]

The discovery, made by a National Geographic team 100 years after the mountaineer vanished with George Mallory, could add new clues to one of the great unsolved adventure mysteries of all time.

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[Alston_Neal]

Thanks for the link, I didn't know he had been found. Went back and reread some of the Mallory articles. It brings some closure, but the mystery continues. Did they make it to the top?

[Pivo]

Thanks for the link, I didn't know he had been found. Went back and reread some of the Mallory articles. It brings some closure, but the mystery continues. Did they make it to the top?

They probably did. There's a very good documentary "The Wildest Dream" 2010, the film makers made an attempt, wearing period clothing, footwear and gear. Irvine actually developed a system for oxygen support. Here's the IMDb link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1509276/

[Alston_Neal]

We watched this tonight, what a great movie. My wife said of all the Everest movies we've seen this was the best. Timely with your Nat Geo post, thanks.

[Pivo]

Last week’s announcement that a boot and partial remains believed to belong to the British explorer Sandy Irvine had been found on Mount Everest by a National Geographic documentary crew supercharged interest in a mystery that has endured since he vanished with George Mallory on the mountain 100 years ago. “It’s the biggest thing that’s happened in mountaineering circles since Mallory’s body was found in 1999,” says Julie Summers, the great niece and biographer of Irvine. Summers says she was brought to tears when she was reached by phone with news of the discovery by Jimmy Chin, the National Geographic director, photographer, and climber who was leading the expedition. 

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