100 years later, foot of lost Mount Everest climber Andrew Irvine likely found – National | Globalnews.ca

For the last 100 years, a mystery has plagued explorers climbing Mount Everest — but the discovery of a severed human foot may finally provide some answers.
Last month, a team of filmmaking climbers said they discovered an old leather boot peeking out from melting ice on the Central Rongbuk Glacier, below the north face of Mount Everest. Upon closer inspection, the filmmakers discovered a sock still in the boot, with the foot inside, branded with an embroidered stitch reading, “A.C. Irvine.”

When asked if he believed the remains belonged to Andrew Irvine, filmmaker and climber Jimmy Chin said, “I mean, dude, there’s a label on it.”

Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP

Immediately, the National Geographic documentary team said they realized this was no ordinary boot. They believe it belonged to English mountaineer Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, who attempted to reach Everest’s summit with his climbing…