Around the World JM: Boot found on Everest may solve 100-year-old climbing mystery

now 100 years after a British Mountaineer disappeared on an expedition to Mount Everest climbers appear to have found his remains Andrew Irvine who went missing with the renowned Explorer George mallerie whose body was of course found in 1999 now a sock embroidered with Mr Irvin name AC Irvine and a boot have been found on the North Face of the mountain as Victoria Gil reports Sandy irin seen here on the left with his companion the great Mountaineer George mallerie mallerie was asked just before their 1924 Expedition why he wanted to climb Everest his famous answer because it's there but the two explorers disappeared together during their ill-fated attempt to Summit the highest mountain on Earth irin and mallerie were last seen less than 300 M from the top sparking A Century of speculation as to whether they succeeded in their goal before they lost their lives now National Geographic filmmaker Jimmy chin has led a mission that has found what's believed to be Sandy Irvin partial Remains the team discovered a foot inside a 1920s leather boot with a name tag AC Irvin stitched into the sock hopefully this this this leads us to have a greater understanding a bit more clarity about the about the events of that fateful climb um that's the hope and and and I I think that that in that lends the the importance of the of the find a member of Irvin's family has volunteered to provide a DNA s sample to allow the remains to be scientifically identified and for the family this is a moment to remember A Brave Young man with an appetite for adventure the story of Uncle Sandy has affected all of us although he's an important historical figure and his name is inextricably linked with George mallerie and Everest and the tragedy of 1924 he was a young man he was 22 he was a great orsman he was a good skier he was um very popular with um the opposite sex he had lots of um women who adored him but above all he was a young man who just took life and lived it the discovery has not solved the mystery of whether Sandy Irvin and George mallerie made it to the summit of Everest but it has revealed that the sight of his great adventure became Irvin's final resting place Victoria Gill BBC News

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