A climber visits Mount Everest on April 23, 2019 in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
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Solving the mystery of ‘Green Boots’ on Mt Everest

This video shows the final days on Mount Everest of the man behind one of mountaineering’s most enduring mysteries. He died just below the summit in 1996 and was known as only “Green Boots.” But now India has confirmed his identity and is attempting a dangerous mission to bring his remains back.

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