A National Geographic documentary crew may have found partial remains of the foot of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine, the famed mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest 100 years ago.

Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn “Sandy” Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924.

The find comes 25 years after Irvine's climbing partner George Mallory’s frozen body was also discovered on the Himalayan peak.

A climbing team discovered human remains that are believed to belong to Andrew Irvine, who went missing while climbing Everest in 1924

Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest, a century after their attempt on the world’s highest peak,

When a National Geographic documentary team discovered a boot and sock sticking out of a melting glacier on Mount Everest in September, they almost immediately recognized its significance as a clue to a century-old mystery.

Last month, a team of climbers filming a National Geographic documentary stumbled on the preserved boot, revealed by melting ice on a glacier. This boot was believed to belong to Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine, who disappeared while attempting to climb Everest in June 1924 with his partner George Mallory.

A National Geographic documentary team said Friday that in September membrs found a boot and the remains of a foot that belonged to legendary mountaineer Andrew "Sandy" Irvine on the slope of Mount Everest.

During the filming of a National Geographic documentary, the remains of a man who died climbing Mt Everest were found over 100 years later. The group who made the discovery included Oscar winner Jimmy Chin,

The enduring mystery of Mallory and Irvine, the tweed-clad heroes of Everest last seen vanishing into a cloud as mist swept over the Himalayan summit, may finally have been solved 100 years on from the tragedy that so nearly ended in triumph.