A Mount Everest veteran tells CBS News why retrieving "Green Boots," whose remains have become a grim waypoint for climbers, would be a perilous mission.

For decades, mountaineers from across the world have risked their lives to climb Mount Everest. Many succeed in reaching the summit and navigating the dangerous journey down. But a surprisingly high ...

The Indian government has definitively identified the mountain's most famous dead body. Now comes the dangerous, expensive reality of hacking him out of the ice.

In 1996, a blizzard in Everest’s notorious ‘death zone’ killed ‘Green Boots’. Now, a fresh expedition plans to retrieve his body, and establish his identity ...

Green Boots on Mount Everest remains one of the mountain’s most recognisable landmarks as India begins efforts to recover ...

India’s planned mission to retrieve Green Boots reopens Everest’s most haunting mystery, raising questions of identity, ...

For almost 30 years, the climber known as “Green Boots” on Mount Everest remained one of mountaineering’s most haunting ...

After 30 long years, the identity of unknown Mount Everest climber dubbed ‘Green Boots’ has been solved, with official ...

The body is one of 200 corpses believed to be on the mountain and is frequently passed by climbers forced to step around him as part of their ascent.

ITBP seeks specialist agency to retrieve Green Boots' body from the Everest death zone.

India seeking to recover the body of an Everest climber known as 'Green Boots' - Indian authorities are seeking to recover ...

India plans a daring recovery mission to retrieve the iconic frozen body of Dorje Morup, known as 'Green Boots', from Mount ...