Sandy Irvine Exhibition Booklet
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‘The greatest mystery<br />
in the History of<br />
Mountaineering’<br />
Andrew <strong>Irvine</strong> and George Mallory were last seen near<br />
the summit of Mount Everest on 8th June 1924. They<br />
were not seen again until Mallory’s body was found on<br />
1st May 1999. <strong>Irvine</strong>’s body has never been found.<br />
The enigma is, did they reach the summit<br />
and perish on the descent, or fail to make<br />
it? The camera carried by <strong>Irvine</strong> could hold<br />
the answer if it is ever recovered. Their<br />
disappearance has haunted the nation and<br />
the mountaineering world ever since.<br />
George Mallory was 37 and Britain’s<br />
foremost mountaineer. ‘<strong>Sandy</strong>’ <strong>Irvine</strong><br />
by contrast was a young student of 22<br />
from Shrewsbury School and Merton<br />
College, Oxford with precious little<br />
mountaineering experience.
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