Irvine was lost along with another British climber, George Mallory, on their journey in June 1924, just 240 meters from the summit of Everest, while attempting the first recorded ascent of the world’s highest mountain. to finish.
While Mallory’s body was found in 1999, Irvine’s body was not and neither was the camera that was with them, although it could confirm or deny whether they reached the summit.
The National Geographic team is waiting for DNA analysis to confirm that the remains of the foot belong to Irvine, which will be the first evidence of his death since he disappeared 100 years ago.
A few days before the shoe was found, the team had found an ax belonging to Irvin, which led to speculation that his body could be near where the ax was.
Based on this hypothesis, the team spent the following days exploring the melting glacier, until they found the remains of the foot and shoe.
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On the woolen sock, the name “EC Irvine” appears to be emblazoned, which means it most likely belongs to British climber Andrew Irvine, who disappeared on Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world, in 1924.
Irvine was lost along with another British climber, George Mallory, on their journey in June 1924, just 240 meters from the summit of Everest, while attempting the first recorded ascent of the world’s highest mountain. to finish.
While Mallory’s body was found in 1999, Irvine’s was not, and neither was the camera that was with them, which could confirm or deny whether they had reached the summit.
The National Geographic team is waiting for DNA analysis to confirm that the remains of the foot belong to Irvine, which will be the first evidence of his death since he disappeared 100 years ago.
A few days before the shoe was found, the team had found an ax belonging to Irvin, which led to speculation that his body could be near where the ax was.
Based on this hypothesis, the team spent the following days exploring the melting glacier, until they found the remains of the foot and shoe.
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2024-10-12 02:35:00
