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  1. Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine (8 April 1902 – 8 or 9 June 1924) was a British mountaineer who took part in the 1924 British Everest Expedition, the third British expedition to the world's highest (8,848 m) mountain, Mount Everest.

  2. Jul 13, 2023 · Hayden Rue. July 13, 2023. Mountaineering. In 1924, Andrew Irvine and George Mallory set out to summit the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. However, their endeavor took a dark turn as they mysteriously vanished while approaching the summit.

  3. May 20, 2024 · British climbers George Mallory and Andrew “Sandy” Irvine were last seen on June 8, 1924, 800ft below the peak of Everest, before disappearing into clouds and never reappearing.

  4. In George Mallory. …a young and less-experienced climber, Andrew Irvine, set off for an attempt on the summit. The two started out from their last camp at 26,800 feet (8,170 metres) on the morning of June 8. Another member of the expedition claimed to have caught a glimpse of the men climbing in….

  5. Jun 7, 2024 · On 8 June 1924, two Englishmen, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, left Camp VI (26,800ft), the highest camp of the British 1924 Everest expedition, to make an attempt for the summit of Mount...

  6. May 2, 2023 · Andrew Irvine, known as “Sandy” to family and friends, was an engineering student from Merton College, Oxford, who disappeared on Everest with George Mallory in 1924. Several expeditions have been on a search mission to find his body that vanished on Mount Everest, over a hundred years ago in vain.

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  8. Andrew Irvine. 1901-1924. British mountaineer who with George Mallory disappeared on a Mt. Everest expedition in 1924. An engineering student on leave from Merton College, he joined the Mallory team as a somewhat inexperienced mountaineer, but he was resourceful and practically minded and was able to maintain the oxygen apparatus needed for the ...