Green Boots

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Green Boots is the body of a formerly unidentified climber that became a landmark on the main Northeast ridge route of Mount Everest. There were several theories regarding the body's identity; the most popular claiming the body belonged to an Indian member of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition (ITBP) who died as part of the 1996 climbing disaster on the mountain wearing green Koflach mountaineering boots. 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 away from the main climbing route in 2014. In 2026, the body was identified by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police as belonging to Lance Naik Dorje Morup, an ITBP climber who died in the 1996 disaster. Prior to this, the body was widely believed to have been of fellow climber Tsewang Paljor. The ITBP announced a plan to retrieve Morup's body by October 2026.

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