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Mount Everest remains believed to be climber who vanished 100 years ago
A National Geographic documentary team has found on Mount Everest what they believe is the partial remains of a British climber who vanished 100 years ago during a quest to become among the first to summit the world’s tallest mountain.
The organization announced Friday that the expedition found a foot encased in a sock embroidered with «AC Irvine» and a boot that could be that of Andrew «Sandy» Irvine, who disappeared at the age of 22 along with his co-climber, the legendary George Mallory, near Everest’s peak on June 8, 1924.
«It’s the first real evidence of where Sandy ended up,» photographer and director Jimmy Chin told National Geographic. «A lot of theories have been put out there.»
«When someone disappears and there’s no evidence of what happened to them, it can be really challenging for families. And just having some definitive information of where Sandy might’ve ended up is certainly [helpful], and also a big clue for the climbing community as to what happened,» Chin added.
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A boot found on Mount Everest by a National Geographic documentary team is believed to belong to British climber Andrew Irvine, who vanished 100 years ago on the mountain. (Jimmy Chin/AP/Mount Everest Foundation/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)
In his final letter to his wife, Ruth, before he vanished on Mount Everest a century ago, the 37-year-old Mallory tried to ease her worries even as he said his chances of reaching the world’s highest peak were «50 to 1 against us.»
Mallory’s body was found in 1999, but there was no evidence that could point to the two having reached Everest’s summit at 29,032 feet, according to The Associated Press.
The apparent discovery of Irvine’s remains could narrow the search for a Kodak Vest Pocket camera lent to the climbers by expedition member Howard Somervell.
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The members of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, in a colorized photograph. Back row, left to right: Andrew Irvine, George Mallory, John de Vars Hazard, Noel E. Odell and expedition doctor, R.W.G. Hingston. Front, left to right: E.O. Shebbeare, Geoffrey Bruce, Dr. T. Howard Somervell and Bentley Beetham. (Capt. J.B. Noel/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)
For mountaineers, the AP describes it as the equivalent of the Holy Grail — the possibility of photographic proof that the two did reach the summit, almost three decades before New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay got there on May, 29, 1953.
The sock and boot were found on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the north face of Mount Everest in September.
Irvine’s family reportedly is volunteering to compare DNA test results with the remains to confirm their identity.
A sock embroidered with «A.C. Irvine» was discovered below the north face of Mount Everest. (Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP)
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«I have lived with this story since I was a 7-year-old when my father told us about the mystery of Uncle Sandy on Everest,» Irvine’s great-niece and biographer, Julie Summers, told the AP. «When Jimmy told me that he saw the name AC Irvine on the label on the sock inside the boot, I found myself moved to tears. It was and will remain an extraordinary and poignant moment.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Russia waiting for US-Ukraine cease-fire proposal details, Kremlin says
Russia is waiting for Washington to deliver details on U.S.-Ukrainian cease-fire talks that took place in Saudi Arabia before commenting on the proposal, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow is awaiting «detailed information» from the U.S. about the 30-day cease-fire plan that Ukraine agreed to, suggesting that Russia must get briefed on those details before it can say whether a proposed cease-fire is acceptable.
Russia has so far opposed anything short of a permanent end to the conflict and has not accepted any concessions.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who led the American delegation in Tuesday’s talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said Ukraine was open to a 30-day cease-fire. Rubio said the U.S. will brief Russia on the proposal’s details.
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U.S. envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff is heading to Russia later this week, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News, after media reports said Witkoff is planning to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
«We’re going to bring it to them directly,» Rubio told reporters, referring to Russia. «We’re going to say that Ukraine is prepared to stop all battlefield activity and begin an immediate process of negotiating an enduring end of the war. And we’ll see what their response is. If their response is yes, then we know we’ve made real progress, and there’s a real chance of peace. If their response is no, it will be highly unfortunate, and then it’ll make their intentions clear.»
From left, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak hold a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
Following the talks in Saudi Arabia, the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion.
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President Donald Trump said he hoped that an agreement could be solidified «over the next few days.»
«I’ve been saying that Russia’s been easier to deal with so far than Ukraine, which is not supposed to be the way it is,» Trump said later Tuesday. «But it is, and we hope to get Russia. But we have a full ceasefire from Ukraine. That’s good.»
Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is expected to travel to Moscow this week, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News on Tuesday after media reports said Witkoff is planning to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rubio was optimistic about the talks in Saudi Arabia, writing in a post on X that «today was a good day for peace,» though the decision to move forward now rests with Russia.
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«Thanks to @POTUS’s leadership and under the gracious hospitality of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, we are one step closer to restoring durable peace for Ukraine,» Rubio said. «The ball is now in Russia’s court.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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