Scott Fischer's fateful act may have been the clouded ambition that led him to say they were building a yellow brick road to the top of Mount Everest, and days later he was consumed by the very mountain that had propelled him into the world spotlight as one of the strongest mountaineering guides in the world. (more below time stamps).
REFERENCE MATERIALS AND SPECIFIC TIMELINE BACKGROUND USED FOR THIS STORY:
Mountain Without Mercy: The Everest Story
Turning Point episode (season 4, episode 14)
Forrest Sawyer reports on survivors of a storm on Mount Everest
Air date: April 27, 1997
LINK to episode found on David Snow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KefeYxv1xFI&list=PLL2LE34VDpu2LKVpAL_wtGnTWTNnC65Kr&index=3
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American Scott Fischer, a born mountaineer, was humbled by the grandeur and beauty of the mountains and inspired to guide people to share in that experience.
The untimely passing of Scott Fischer during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster that claimed seven others remains a topic of interest and speculation among mountaineers, researchers, and enthusiasts. While many aspects of the event have been extensively documented, there are still some unanswered questions.
In today’s video we’ll look at the loss of Scott Fischer and briefly examine some of the factors that might have led to the events that claimed his life….
****IN MEMORY OF DAVID BREASHEARS****
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Additional reference material for video is listed below:
Jon Krakauer - Into Thin Air
Anatoli Boukreev - The Climb
and, the exceptional examination of the events of the '96 disaster by
Nick van der Leek - Scott Fischer's 5 Crucial Mistakes + Boukreev vs Krakauer at Camp IV on the South Col
Link: https://www.youtube.com/live/94TzW0NX9k8?si=oR6FDQg7Tjsi96_8
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