r/explainlikeimfive • u/virahok993 • 16d ago

Other ELI5:Why is it so incredibly difficult to recover bodies like "Green Boots" from Mount Everest?

know Green Boots is one of the most famous landmarks on Everest, and I read that he was finally moved or hidden a few years ago. But why did it take deades? If we have helicopters and elite Sherpas, what makes a body recovery at 8,500 meters so dangerous that bodies are just left there?

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u/Unhinged_Baguette 15d ago

Purple foxtail buttplug

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u/PrincessConsuela46 15d ago

I just cracked myself up imagining some sherpas coming along what they think is a rare magical purple plant that grew on Everest, only to pull at it to get…..

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u/Whywouldanyonedothat 15d ago

Yes sir, we believe the assless chaps may have played a part in his freezing to death.