The climber’s code of ethics, issued by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, specifies “helping...

The climber’s code of ethics, issued by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation, specifies “helping someone in trouble has absolute priority over reaching goals we set for ourselves in the mountain.” Most take this to heart. “Saving one life is more important than summiting Everest 100 times,” says Serap Jangbu Sherpa, the first person to climb all eight of Nepal’s 8,000m peaks, and the first to summit K2 twice in one year. “We can always go back and summit, but a lost life never comes back.”

Udmærket og tiltrængt historie om mennesket, der blev til Green Boots.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151008-the-tragic-story-of-mt-everests-most-famous-dead-body ⟲

The tragic tale of Mt Everest?s most famous dead body

Mount Everest is home to more than 200 bodies. Rachel Nuwer investigates the sad and little-known story behind its most prominent resident, ?Green Boots?.