India is seeking to recover the body of a climber known as “Green Boots” from the upper slopes of Mount Everest, nearly 30 years after the mountaineer died on the world’s largest peak. The origins of a grim mountaineering legend Since 1996, Green Boots has become a part of Everest lore, and the body has become a landmark for mountain climbers who tackle the north-east ridge track on Mount Everest, which can be accessed from the northern route in Tibet. It is named after lime-coloured Koflach boots, The Guardian reported. India activates special recovery operations The paramilitary force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), has initiated the procedure of hiring high-altitude recovery specialists in order to recover the body of Dorje Morup, widely known as Green Boots, from Everest’s northern route, AP reported. The fatal blizzard of May 1996 During a six-member ITBP expedition to Everest in May 1996, weather conditions deteriorated near the summit, and three climbers of the expedition returned to the base, but the other three climbers, including Morup, continued the ascent. All three …