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 expedition with Jimmy Chin found remains believed to be from one of the most famous Everest expeditions.

A longstanding mystery is finally solved 100 years after mountaineer's disappearance.

A group led by filmmaker Jimmy Chin found the boot of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, the British climber who vanished on Everest alongside George Mallory in 1924. Experts say the mystery involving the duo remains.

The body of George Mallory was discovered in 1999 at an altitude of 8,165 meters. A sock and boot belonging to Andrew Irvine have now been found by a National Geographic documentary crew

Everest’s great mystery solved? Sandy Irvine’s remains found 100 years after tweed-clad climber vanished - Whether Irvine and Mallory reached the peak of Everest remains one of climbing’s great myster

Last week’s announcement that a boot and partial remains believed to belong to the British explorer Sandy Irvine had been found on Mount Everest by a National Geographic documentary crew supercharged interest in a mystery that has endured since he vanished with George Mallory on the mountain 100 years ago.

Over 100 years after Andrew “Sandy” Irvine disappeared while attempting to climb Mount Everest, a new discovery may reveal details about his fate.

The partial remains of a legendary British explorer who disappeared more than 100 years ago are believed to have been discovered on Mount Everest.

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

In his final letter to his wife, Ruth, before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, the 37-year-old Mallory, who once famously said he wanted to conquer Everest "because it's there," tried to ease her worries even as he said his chances of reaching the world's highest peak were "50 to 1 against us.