A discovery on Mount Everest could help prove that a pair of climbers reached the world’s tallest summit almost 30 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay got there in 1953.
It’s been 100 years since Andrew "Sandy" Irvine and legendary climber George Mallory disappeared near the peak of Mount Everest in 1924.Now, climbers believe they’ve found the partial remains of Irvine, a discovery they hope can help prove that the pair reached the world’s tallest summit almost three decades before New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay got there on May, 29, 1953.
The sock and boot were found at a lower altitude than Mallory’s remains, on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Mount Everest."This was a monumental and emotional moment for us and our entire team on the ground, and we just hope this can finally bring peace of mind to his relatives and the climbing world at large," Climber and National Geographic explorer Jimmy Chin said. "It certainly reduces the search area.
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