Foot Remains Inside Shoe on Mount Everest May Solve 100-Year-Old Mystery

2024-10-13 2024-10-13T12:55:25Z

Arab Weather - A few days ago, a team from the National Geographic Channel was able to find the remains of a foot inside a shoe and sock in a melting glacier on the summit of Mount Everest. The team immediately realized the importance of this discovery, which may contribute to solving an old mystery dating back a century.

The sock is named "Irvine".

The wool sock had the name "EC Irvine" embroidered on it, suggesting that the shoe and sock likely belonged to British climber Andrew Irvine, who disappeared on Mount Everest in 1924. Irvine and fellow British climber George Mallory went missing while attempting to summit Everest in June of that year, just 240 metres from the summit, in their attempt to complete the first documented ascent of the world's highest mountain.

In 1999, George Mallory's body was found, but Irvine's body remained missing, as did their camera. Experts believe that this camera may hold evidence that could confirm or deny whether they actually reached the summit of Everest before they died.

DNA analysis to confirm identity

The National Geographic team is currently awaiting DNA results to determine whether the foot remains found belong to Andrew Irvine, and if confirmed, the discovery would be the first evidence of Irvine's death since his disappearance a century ago.

Days before finding the shoe and sock, the team discovered an axe belonging to Irvine, leading them to believe that his body might be close to where the axe was found. Based on this hypothesis, the team continued searching the melting glacier until they were able to find the remains of the foot and shoe, raising hopes of solving the mystery surrounding Irvine's disappearance.