Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)
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Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine was an British mountaineer who took part in the 1924 British Everest Expedition, the third British expedition to the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest.
Andrew Irvine (mountaineer)
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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Mountaineering
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Mountaineering, mountain climbing, or alpinism is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas that have become sports in their own right. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, and bouldering are also considered variants of mountaineering by some, but are part of a wide group of mountain sports.
Climbers ascending Mount Rainier looking at Little Tahoma Peak
Edward Whymper (1840–1911), painting by Lance Calkin
Edelweiss, a plant associated with mountain sports
British mountaineer William Cecil Slingsby became known as the father of Norwegian mountaineering and contributed greatly to its popularization with his classic book Norway, the Northern Playground