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A word of
warning: The images in the accompanying video are quite graphic.
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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]
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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.
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cuzzin "goodbye-how are you" ricky
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