British adventurer's foot believed to have been found on Everest just over 100 years after disappearance
The foot was found encased in a sock with the name "AC Irvine" embroidered on it by a climbing team on the North Face of the 8,849-metre mountain.
The foot of a British adventurer is believed to have been found on Mount Everest after 100 years of speculation about his disappearance.
Andrew "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 vanished on 8 June that year.
Mr Irvine, 22, and Mr Mallory, 38, were last seen when they were about 800 feet from the summit as they attempted the first successful ascent of the mountain.
The mystery of whether the duo reached the top before their disappearance has been debated by climbers and historians for decades.
In the latest development, a foot encased inside a sock and a boot was discovered on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Everest by a team funded by National Geographic Documentary Films for an upcoming documentary.
