They Organize a Mission to Rescue the Body of 'Green Boots', a Mountaineer Who Has Been Frozen in Everest for 30 Years
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One of the most curious and macabre details of the ascent to the summit of Everest is that the journey to the top is lined with corpses of mountaineers who rest frozen along the way.These bodies (estimated to be around 200) are not touched, since it is dangerous and costly to move them, and in some cases are some sort of references on the road that serve other mountaineers to orient themselves on their route.The most famous of all is popularly c…
The remains have been on the northeast route of the highest mountain in the world for decades and are considered to be macabre's memorial.
They are preparing for a life-threatening operation on Mount Everest, and it's all because of a 30-year-old body - The rescue team is heading into the death zone.
The remains of an Indian mountain climber who died during an expedition in 1996 lie in the “death zone” of the mountain, above 8,000 meters
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