The Discovery of Sandy Irvine's Foot on Everest: A Clue to Unraveling Mountaineering's Greatest Mystery
In a significant discovery on Mount Everest, a recent expedition unearthed a human foot believed to belong to famed mountaineer Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine, missing since 1924. The find, accompanied by a wool sock with Irvine’s name, offers a clue to the fate of Irvine and his partner George Mallory, who sought to be the first to summit Everest. Nearly a century on, this revelation sheds light on one of mountaineering’s most enduring mysteries.