Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)
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Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine was a British mountaineer who took part in the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, the third British expedition to the world's highest mountain. He and his climbing part
Irvine, c. 1920
Memorial to Andrew Irvine, by Eric Gill, at Merton College, Oxford
Memorial to George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in Chester Cathedral
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Mount Everest
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Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most r
Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)
…Andrew Irvine Irvine, c. 1920 Born Andrew Comyn Irvine 8 April 1902 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Died 8 or 9 June 1924 (aged 22) North Face, Mount Everest, Tibet Cause of death Mountaineering accident Occupation Student at Merton College, Oxford Relatives Julie Summers (great-niece) Andrew Comyn "Sandy…
View of Mt. Everest from the west
North Face of Everest as seen from the path to North Base Camp
View from the south (Nepal) shows Everest rising behind the ridge connecting Nuptse and Lhotse; in the foreground are Thamserku, Kangtega, and Ama Dablam
The name "Mount Everest" was first proposed in this 1856 speech, later published in 1857, in which the mountain was first confirmed as the world's highest.