I lifted up the sock and there’s a red label that has A.C. IRVINE stitched into it,
We just kind of walked around, like for a few minutes, being like, ‘Are you kidding me?
But I mean, dude ... there's a label on it,
We were all literally running in circles dropping F-bombs,
I lifted up the sock,
A lot of theories have been put out there,
It's the first real evidence of where Sandy ended up,
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,
It is remarkable that this discovery was made in the centenary year of Sandy's disappearance
I went to Everest nine times in the hunt for what happened to him and his climbing companion Sandy Irvine
Any expedition to Everest follows in the shadow of Irvine and Mallory,
The Irvine family is deeply moved to hear of the discovery of partial remains of Sandy Irvine
When Jimmy told me that he saw the name A.C. Irvine on the label on the sock inside the boot, I found myself moved to tears.
I think that they then fell together in the curious, alternating fall that is often the fate of roped men: one falls, pulling off the other.
There is no wind here, and things look hopeful.
Experienced climbers know that the descent is the most common time for this sort of accident to occur; exhaustion and hypothermia are setting in, concentration has been lost as a result of a false sense of security and, because of the slope, you cannot see your next step as clearly as you can on the ascent.
Dear Noel, We'll probably start early tomorrow (8th) in order to have clear weather
It's an object that belonged to him and has a bit of him in it. It tells the whole story about what probably happened."
This was a monumental and emotional moment for us and our entire team on the ground, and we just hope this can finally bring peace of mind to his relatives and the climbing world at large,
As joint organizer of the 1924 Everest expedition, the society deeply appreciates the respect Jimmy Chin's team has shown Sandy Irvine's remains and their sensitivity toward Sandy's family members and others connected to that expedition,