Andrew Comyn Irvine
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English mountaineer (1902–1924)
Key facts
- Born
- Andrew Comyn Irvine , ( 1902-04-08 ) 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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Birkenhead
- Place of death
- Mount Everest
- Occupation
- mountaineer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1924 British Mount Everest Expedition
- Sport
- mountaineering
- Image
- AndrewIrvine.jpg
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- Commons category
- Andrew Irvine
- date of birth
- 1902-04-08
- date of death
- 1924-06-09
- manner of death
- accidental death
- name in native language
- Andrew Comyn Irvine
- P12749
- 3628 Božněmcová
- place of burial
- Mount Everest
- nickname
- Sandy
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrew Comyn "Sandy" Irvine (8 April 1902 – 8 or 9 June 1924) 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 partner George Mallory disappeared high on the mountain's Northeast Ridge, and were last seen alive below the summit. Irvine's partial remains were discovered in 2024.
Early life
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