Mission to Retrieve 'Green Boots' Body from Mount Everest After 30 Years

Mount Everest, a climber known only as ‘Green Boots’, and the mission to solve a 30-year mystery

In 1996, a blizzard in Everest’s notorious ‘death zone’ killed ‘Green Boots’. Now, a fresh expedition plans to retrieve his body, and establish his identity Thirty years after he perished in a small limestone cave near the top of Mount Everest, the body of the climber known only as “Green Boots” may finally be heading home. If successful, the mission into Everest’s notorious “death zone” will also lay to rest any doubts about the identity of Green Boots. Continue reading...

By Mark Saunokonoko