He's been frozen on Everest for 30 years, now 'Green Boots' may finally be coming home

The Chinese side of the peak – where Green Boots' body is – is steeper and doesn't have the same support structures as the southern slope, which is another complicating factor, Sherpa sources have told BBC News Nepali."It's really tough to get that body down even in popular spring season, let alone the autumn [which has more unpredictable weather]. That's the simple reason it is still there for so many years," mountaineering guide Pemba Ongchu Sherpa said."There would need to be 10 to 12 climbers who are capable of making summits, just to fix [support] ropes to reach that point."Green Boots will also have to be physically carried down to an altitude where it can be collected by a helicopter, or possibly yaks, and transported back to an airport – a job which also requires huge manpower.Sherpas say bodies shrouded in iced-up climbing gear often weigh several times the average man and are frequently frozen into awkward positions, making bringing them down the challenging terrain even more treacherous. The remains may also begin defrosting and decomposing once they reach lower altitudes.The start of the descent with the body would be the most difficult, Indian climber Kuntal Joisher to...