The journal National Geographic he has published a report about a unique discovery that could change the history of climbing.
Last September, the National Geographic team, including director and photographer Jimmy Chin, discovered a boot in the vast area of the Central Rongbuk Glacier, below the north face of Mount Everest. They gave quickly understand that the startup, Worn out, it belonged to another era. When they looked inside, they found that there was a foot inside. On the sock, you can see a red label that says “AC IRVINE.”
Event in 1924
They were last seen on June 8, 1924. Irvine and Mallory, trying to be the first people to reach the top of Everest. Whether they actually achieved it is a mystery, but if so, this feat would have come 29 years earlier Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary They will reach the top.
Mallory’s remains were found in 1999, but Irvine has disappeared from the map.
The discovery of the boot could be a new step towards knowing what really happened that day on Everest, and if they were the ones who have to take the credit. It is known that Irvine was carrying a camera, so his body could be found and the camera told the mystery once and for all.