US mountaineers recently discovered the boot, sock and foot of Andrew Irvine on Mount Everest. But does this mean he might have made history before anyone else? DW examines the evidence.

A National Geographic documentary crew may have found partial remains of the foot of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, the famed mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest 100 years ago.

When a National Geographic documentary team discovered a boot and sock sticking out of a melting glacier on Mount Everest in September, they almost immediately recognized its significance as a clue to solve a century-old mystery.

The find comes 25 years after Irvine's climbing partner George Mallory’s frozen body was also discovered on the Himalayan peak.

A climbing team discovered human remains that are believed to belong to Andrew Irvine, who went missing while climbing Everest in 1924

One of the greatest mysteries in mountaineering history has taken a step closer to resolution. Grayson Schaffer’s recent article in National Geographic revealed

During the filming of a National Geographic documentary, the remains of a man who died climbing Mt Everest were found over 100 years later. The group who made the discovery included Oscar winner Jimmy Chin,