Evidence of the Yeti | National Geographic

at seventeen and a half thousand feet

at seventeen and a half thousand feet Everest base camp is a ragged collection

Everest base camp is a ragged collection

Everest base camp is a ragged collection of tents on a moon like sea of boulders

of tents on a moon like sea of boulders

of tents on a moon like sea of boulders near here is where Shipton took his

near here is where Shipton took his

near here is where Shipton took his remarkable photograph the image that

remarkable photograph the image that

remarkable photograph the image that started the West’s obsession with the

started the West’s obsession with the

started the West’s obsession with the Yeti

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[Music] it was late in the afternoon on November

it was late in the afternoon on November

it was late in the afternoon on November the 8th 1951 and shipped in and the

the 8th 1951 and shipped in and the

the 8th 1951 and shipped in and the expedition’s doctor Michael Ward were

expedition’s doctor Michael Ward were

expedition’s doctor Michael Ward were working on a glacier a couple of miles

working on a glacier a couple of miles

working on a glacier a couple of miles from here and then suddenly they came

from here and then suddenly they came

from here and then suddenly they came across a set of huge footprints that

across a set of huge footprints that

across a set of huge footprints that went away from them down the glacier and

went away from them down the glacier and

went away from them down the glacier and it left them completely mystified the

it left them completely mystified the

it left them completely mystified the mystery footprints were about 12 inches

mystery footprints were about 12 inches

mystery footprints were about 12 inches long and five inches wide Shipton even

long and five inches wide Shipton even

long and five inches wide Shipton even had the presence of mind to use his own

had the presence of mind to use his own

had the presence of mind to use his own ice axe to give a sense of scale to find

ice axe to give a sense of scale to find

ice axe to give a sense of scale to find any footprints at such high altitude was

any footprints at such high altitude was

any footprints at such high altitude was simply inexplicable so high above the

simply inexplicable so high above the

simply inexplicable so high above the treeline and so high above any human

treeline and so high above any human

treeline and so high above any human habitation they didn’t look like the

habitation they didn’t look like the

habitation they didn’t look like the footprints of a man a bear or a yak the

footprints of a man a bear or a yak the

footprints of a man a bear or a yak the only animals that could even conceivably

only animals that could even conceivably

only animals that could even conceivably be when a glacier at this altitude but

be when a glacier at this altitude but

be when a glacier at this altitude but the Sherpas knew exactly what they were

the Sherpas knew exactly what they were

the Sherpas knew exactly what they were Yeti footprints another member of the

Yeti footprints another member of the

Yeti footprints another member of the Shipton team Tom Bordelon saw the

Shipton team Tom Bordelon saw the

Shipton team Tom Bordelon saw the footprints a few days later

footprints a few days later

footprints a few days later and when he wrote a letter home he used

and when he wrote a letter home he used

and when he wrote a letter home he used the memorable phrase the abominable

the memorable phrase the abominable

the memorable phrase the abominable snowman is not a myth Shipton’s picture

snowman is not a myth Shipton’s picture

snowman is not a myth Shipton’s picture made headlines around the globe nowadays

made headlines around the globe nowadays

made headlines around the globe nowadays they be cries of hoax but back in the

they be cries of hoax but back in the

they be cries of hoax but back in the 1950s respectable adventurers were taken

1950s respectable adventurers were taken

1950s respectable adventurers were taken at their word

this iconic photograph marked a new

this iconic photograph marked a new beginning and Yeti mania was born