Green Boots - a name given to the unidentified body of a climber that became a landmark on the main Northeast ridge route of Mount Everest. (en.wikipedia.org)

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Green Boots is the name given to the unidentified body of a climber that became a landmark on the main Northeast ridge route of Mount Everest. The body has not been officially identified, but he is believed to be Tsewang Paljor, an Indian climber who died on Everest in 1996. The term Green Boots originated from the green Koflach mountaineering boots on his feet. All expeditions from the north side encountered the body curled in the limestone alcove cave at 8,500 m (27,900 ft), until it was moved in 2014.

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[-] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That article was a rabbit hole. Found out about a dead climber called Sleeping Beauty because her corpse looks like it's just taking a nap on the floor.