"In 1921, Colonel C. K. Howard-Bury, leading an Everest expedition, reported finding large naked footprints in the snow at 21,000 feet. The porters said that the tracks belonged to the Metch-Kangmi. Kang means "snow" and Mi "man". Language variations caused confusion over Metch, which was finally translated roughly to imply "disgusting". The Abominable Snowman was born, figuratively. It has travelled from controversy to controversy ever since."[1] "On the borders of Nepal and