Who is Green Boots?
Green Boots is an iconic figure of the 1996 Mount Everest expedition and the first known person to die on the mountain during the season. His real name is Tsewang Paljor, an Indian climber from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. He is remembered by many for his courage and determination, and his body has become a symbol for all of those who have fallen on the mountain’s icy slopes. The Story of Green Boots The story of Green Boots begins on May 10th, 1996, when Tsewang Paljor and two other Indian climbers, Dorje Morup and Shailendra Kumar, set out on an expedition to summit Mount Everest....