Everest’s most famous body finally has a name
The cruelest thing about the nickname is how well it worked.
For nearly 30 years, climbers on Everest’s north side have passed a dead man and called him “Green Boots,” turning a person into a landmark because the mountain is too high, too cold, and too cruel for ordinary grief.
The climber long known as “Green Boots” has often been identified in popular accounts…
