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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.
Died: June 8, 1924, North Face of Mount Everest, Tibet [now in China] (aged 37) Recent News. June 1, 2024, 4:24 AM ET (The Guardian)
Jul 13, 2023 · Andrew Irvine: The Mystery of Where is Sandy Irvine! Mallory and Irvine embarked on a groundbreaking venture by ascending to the North East Ridge as quickly as possible. From there, they traced the crest of the ridge, following the captivating “skyline” all the way to the summit.
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.
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.
Jun 30, 2020 · But there's a chance that someone may have beaten them to the summit back in 1924: a British mountaineer named George Leigh Mallory and a young engineering student named Andrew "Sandy"...
Jul 2, 2020 · Around 1pm on 8 June 1924, George Mallory, one of the era’s leading climbers, and his young companion Andrew Irvine, were spotted as tiny black specks clinging to Everest’s towering Northeast Ridge, just a few hundred metres from the summit.
