Operation to bring down the famous body on the summit of Everest is beginning

A historic operation is beginning to bring down the body known among mountaineers as "Green Boots" from the summit of Everest, the highest point in the world. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

Experienced rescuers and local guides plan to evacuate this body, which has lain at an altitude of eight thousand five hundred meters for nearly thirty years. This complex process is expected to take approximately forty days.

The body is located slightly below the checkpoint called First Step, in an area known as the "death zone" on the northern slope of Jomolungma. Due to the bright green boots on its feet, it has served as a distinctive landmark for mountaineers climbing to the summit for many years.

For a long time, various theories were put forward regarding the identity of the body. However, recent DNA analysis has officially confirmed that it is the Indian mountaineer Dorje Morup, who perished in 1996.

Morup was part of India's first expedition to attempt to conquer Everest from the Tibetan side in 1996. On May 10 of that year, seven mountaineers ascended, but a severe blizzard began at an altitude of eight thousand five hundred meters.

While four people decided to turn back, Morup and two of his companions continued. They reported that they had reached the summit, but they died due to extreme cold and lack of oxygen before they could descend.

Reports that Japanese mountaineers encountered them while they were still alive but continued on their way without providing help caused significant international controversy. Although various accusations were later retracted, this tragedy remains one of the most painful and ethically complex events in the history of mountaineering.

According to experts, bringing a body down from such an immense altitude is considered one of the most dangerous operations in the world. Above eight thousand meters, the air is extremely thin and the cold is unbearable.

Steep cliffs and the risk of avalanches make any rescue operation extremely difficult. According to data, nearly two hundred bodies of mountaineers currently remain on the slopes of Everest.

Reaching most of them is either extremely dangerous or requires vast funds. The evacuation of the mountaineer known as "Green Boots" is seen as one of the most important parts of a large-scale program to clean up Everest.