Mount Everest as seen from an aircraft over Nepal on September 14, 2013. A documentary team said it found the remains of a foot belonging to climber Andrew "Sandy" Irvine on a slope along Mount ...

Inside, they discovered a foot, remains that they instantly recognized as belonging to Andrew Comyn Irvine, or Sandy, as he was known, who vanished 100 years ago with the famed climber George Mallory.

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 disappeared on 8 June 1924.” ABOUT ...

Embroidered on the sock was “A.C. Irvine” — the initials of Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a British explorer who vanished while attempting to summit Mount Everest in 1924.

Andrew ‘Sandy’ Irvine vanished aged 22 while attempting to conquer the world’s tallest peak on June 8, 1924, along with his climbing partner, renowned mountaineer George Mallory.

Mount Everest as seen from an aircraft over Nepal on September 14, 2013. A documentary team said it found the remains of a foot belonging to climber Andrew "Sandy" Irvine on a slope along Mount ...

Embroidered on the sock was “A.C. Irvine” — the initials of Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a British explorer who vanished while attempting to summit Mount Everest in 1924.

Embroidered on the sock was “A.C. Irvine” — the initials of Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a British explorer who vanished while attempting to summit Mount Everest in 1924.

Embroidered on the sock was “A.C. Irvine” — the initials of Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a British explorer who vanished while attempting to summit Mount Everest in 1924.

Embroidered on the sock was “A.C. Irvine” — the initials of Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a British explorer who vanished while attempting to summit Mount Everest in 1924.

Embroidered on the sock was “A.C. Irvine” — the initials of Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, a British explorer who vanished while attempting to summit Mount Everest in 1924.