| Searching for Irvine In 1933, an ice axe later identified as belonging to Irvine was
discovered on one of the ridges leading to the summit of Mt. Everest. In 1975, Chinese
climber Wang Hongbao reported finding "old English dead" wearing pre-war clothes
that crumbled when touched. He found the body near the location where the ice axe was
found. Hongbao died in an avalanche the next day. Hongbao described the "old
English" dead as in a sleeping position with face exposed. That differs from the face
down position Mallory was found in back in 1999. |
