# Everest: Just Don't Do It

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**Created:** [May 22, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397 "2016-05-22T21:31:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everest-just-dont-do-it/755397/1013 "2024-10-11T15:11:07Z")

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> **[British explorer Sandy Irvine's foot discovered 100 years after he vanished...](https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/british-explorer-sandy-irvines-foot-discovered-100-years-after-he-vanished-on-everest)**
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> The foot, boot and sock thought to belong to Sandy Irvine, who disappeared during George Mallory's 1924 expedition to climb Mount Everest, have likely been found. They could be a vital clue in unraveling an even bigger mystery.

So where is the rest of him? Are there any predators which would eat him and drag the rest of the body away at that altitude?

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