Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent

A boot and a sock are discovered on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Mount Everest, Oct. 11, 2024. (Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP) A sock embroidered with "A.C. Irvine" is discovered on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Mount Everest, Oct. 11, 2024. (Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP) A team led by Jimmy Chin discovers a sock embroidered with "A.C. Irvine", along with a boot, on the Central Rongbuk Glacier below the North Face of Mount Everest, Oct. 11, 2024. (Jimmy Chin/National Geographic via AP)

Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not — have been one of the first two people to climb Mount Everest, a century after their attempt on the world's highest peak, according to an expedition led by National Geographic.