Andrew Irvine on Everest, 1924
Photograph of Andrew Comyn Irvine (1902-24), the British climber, working on an oxygen bottle in the Everest Expedition camp, 1924. Irvine, although a relatively inexperienced climber, was an expert in the maintainence and repair of oxygen tanks and it was for this skill that he was chosen to accompany George Leigh Mallory for their fatal attempt on Everest
Picture No
13731432
Media ID
45399594
Size
4700px x 3672px
(4.4MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated London News. 1924. bottom left of page 36a.. Image digitally colourised using AI
Date
1924
