Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine went missing on the upper slopes of the mountain with George Mallory in June 1924
Suspected human remains found on Mount Everest are believed to be that of British explorer Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine, who went missing 100 years ago.
A sock bearing the name 'AC Irvine' and a boot was found on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Mount Everest. Speaking on the finding, Jimmy Chin, a member of the climbing team and National Geographic Explorer, said: "Sometimes in life, the greatest discoveries occur when you aren't even looking.
"The story became more real when climbers found the body of George Mallory in 1999, and I wondered if Sandy's body would be discovered next.
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