Mystery about the 'green boot climber' on Everest is solved after three decades
The identity of the unknown climber, nicknamed "Green Boots" because of his footwear, has finally been revealed after three decades since his body was found on Everest. The place where the body was located was also named "the Green Boots cave".
The climber had become a grim landmark, frozen in ice after dying on the world's highest mountain in the Himalayas.
The man was preserved by the freezing temperatures, with his feet still protruding through the snow and ice. Thanks to a DNA comparison, he was identified as the Indian climber Dorje Morup, who died at the age of 47.