Andrew Irvine

English mountaineer (1902–1924)

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Lived 1902–1924, aged 22United Kingdom

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Era
1902–1924
Aged 22
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Lost on Everest
2020

Summary

Updated 2026-06-09

He vanished on Everest in 1924 with George Mallory, last seen pushing for the summit. Whether they made it before dying became mountaineering's oldest unsolved mystery — until parts of his body surfaced a century later.

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Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine was born 8 April 1902. A British mountaineer, he joined the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition — the third attempt on the world's highest peak. On 8 or 9 June 1924, he and climbing partner George Mallory disappeared high on the Northeast Ridge. They were last spotted alive below the summit, leaving a question that would haunt the climbing world for a hundred years: had they reached the top before they died? In 2024, Irvine's partial remains were finally discovered on the mountain.

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