Mt. Everest’s "Death Zone"

The Open Graveyard of Mt. Everest’s "Death Zone"

A word of warning: The images in the accompanying video are quite graphic. “   For decades, this rope had taken climbers within a few feet of what became known as Green Boots cave. A small limestone overhang located at 8500 m, it was already infamous among climbers for the same reason it earned its nickname. For the past ten years, the body of a climber who died in 1996 has been a grim landmark for every climber of the Northeast route, lying curled up in the fetal position, wearing fluorescent green mountaineering boots. This morning, however, Green Boots had company. Sitting no more than two feet to the left of the corpse was a man who at first glance appeared to be dead. His gloved hands were on his knees, his hood and hat cast his face in shadow. The only feature visible was the man's severely frostbitten nose, already a greenish black hue. On closer inspection, the vapor from the man's breath could be seen rising. What happened next entered the folklore of the highest mountain on earth. [Open Graveyard cont] ” I'm not a rock climber, but nevertheless took away some useful information.  You'll note that all the corpses are still in possession of their expensive kit, which means there are no Mexican illegals climbing Mt. Everest. cuzzin "goodbye-how are you"  ricky