Green Boots, to me, is a perfect representation of what Everest is to me. Everest is shit so hardcore that you could die trying to climb it, and not only would people not recover your corpse, but ...

MOUNT Everest is the highest peak on Earth, and climbing it is the ultimate achievement for any mountaineer. More than 5,000 have scaled it since it was first climbed by New Zealander Edmund Hillar… ...

For nearly 20 years, Paljor’s body – popularly known as Green Boots, for the neon footwear he was wearing when he died – has rested near the summit of Everest’s north side.

Mount Everest is home to more than 200 bodies. Rachel Nuwer investigates the sad and little-known story behind its most prominent resident, ‘Green Boots’.

“Green Boots,” believed to be Indian climber Tsewang Paljor, as seen in 2010. In 2014, a Chinese expedition moved his body out of the way. Maxwelljo40 via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 ...

Green Boots' cave is at 27,890 feet (8,500m) and is littered with abandoned oxygen bottles. In 2014, a Chinese expedition were able to move Paljor's body to a less exposed location on the mountain ...

At 27,900 feet above sea level, people have also trudged past “Green Boots,” a body curled under a limestone rock and named for the climber’s neon-colored footwear.

Summiting Everest is a feat only 5,000 people have achieved. ... "Green Boots," an Indian climber, died on the Northeast Ridge of Mount Everest in 1996. Wikimedia Commons/Maxwelljo40 ...

Barry Bishop made it to the top of Everest but was crippled by frostbite on the descent. He wore these hiking boots—each weighing nearly four pounds—as Sherpas carried him partway down.

Remains found on Mount Everest could help solve 100-year-old mystery 00:33. A documentary team discovered human remains on Mount Everest apparently belonging to a man who went missing while trying ...