1. Scott Eugene Fischer was an American mountaineer and mountain guide.
22 Facts About Scott Fischer
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Scott Fischer was renowned for ascending the world's highest mountains without supplemental oxygen.
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Scott Fischer first climbed Mount Everest in 1994 and later died during the 1996 blizzard on Everest while descending from the peak.
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Scott Fischer was the son of Shirley and Gene Scott Fischer and was of German, Dutch, and Hungarian ancestry.
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Scott Fischer spent his early life in Michigan and New Jersey.
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In 1977, Scott Fischer attended an ice climbing seminar by Jeff Lowe in Utah.
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Scott Fischer survived but injured his foot with his ice axe as he fell.
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Scott Fischer persuaded her at least to go for an interview.
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Scott Fischer was trekking to Kala Patthar and they met each other at the Everest base camp.
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Scott Fischer was upset with the achievement as his real goal was Everest, but being a few days off schedule he didn't have the time nor resources for it.
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In 1992, during the climb on K2 as a part of a Russian-American expedition, Scott Fischer fell into a crevasse and tore the rotator cuff of his right shoulder.
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Against his doctor's advice, Scott Fischer spent two weeks trying to recover and asked climbing partner Ed Viesturs to tape his shoulder and tether it to his waist so it would not continue to dislocate.
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Scott Fischer then resumed the climb using only his left arm.
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In May 1996, Scott Fischer guided eight clients in climbing Everest.
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Scott Fischer was assisted by Neal Beidleman, Anatoli Boukreev, and eight Sherpas, led by Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa.
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Scott Fischer descended from Camp II, met with Kruse, and continued to Base Camp with him.
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Scott Fischer was exhausted from previous efforts and the ascent and became increasingly ill, possibly suffering from HAPE, HACE, or a combination of both.
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Scott Fischer's climbing partner, Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa, descended part of the way with him when a blizzard started.
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Scott Fischer was unresponsive, and the Sherpas placed an oxygen mask over his face before carrying Gau to Camp IV.
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Scott Fischer described Fischer as having exhibited paradoxical undressing, commonly associated with hypothermia.
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Scott Fischer's climbing firm Mountain Madness was bought in 1997 by Keith and Christine Boskoff.
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In 1981, Scott Fischer married Jeannie Price, who was his student on a NOLS Mountaineering Course in 1974.