Last week’s announcement that a boot and partial remains believed to belong to the British explorer Sandy Irvine had been ...

In 1924, Andrew "Sandy" Irvine joined George Mallory’s expedition to the world’s highest peak. Now, Irvine’s recently found ...

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

Imagine looking down at your feet as you cross a crevasse on an aluminum ladder. As you turn your head left or right, you can see along the crevasse in either direction, and you can see the ...

The three major causes of death were avalanches onto the icefall (49% of deaths), icefall collapse (33%), and falling into a ...

Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui died while on a daring mission to reach the summit of Mt Everest without supplementary oxygen. The 40-year-old mountaineer fell into a crevasse just about 48m (160ft ...

A longstanding mystery is finally solved 100 years after mountaineer's disappearance.

Andrew Irvine went missing in 1924 alongside climbing partner George Mallory as the pair attempted to be the first to reach Everest's summit.

Mount Everest, Earth’s tallest mountain, has been growing faster than expected. Scientists now say this is likely caused by a long ago collision of two nearby rivers. The process responsible is ...

When Sandy Irvine went on a pioneering expedition to Mount Everest’s summit in 1924, he and his partner vanished. The recent discovery may shed light on the ill-fated adventure. By Hank Sanders ...

If climbers want to summit Mount Everest, they have to brave its "death ... He nearly fell into a deadly crevasse, but stopped himself by wedging his elbows sideways. The fall had snapped his ...