Scott Fisher is a mountain guide, founder of Mountain Madness, and the first American to summit Lhotse. Many have heard about him as an organizer of commercial expeditions, especially to Everest. But in 1996, while descending from the summit, Fischer’s team was caught in a snowstorm. All climbers, except Scott, managed to reach Camp IV on the South Col. Due to numerous problems, including health, he simply did not have enough strength to descend... An incredible number of books have been written about that tragedy and many films have been made, but who Scott really was is kept silent. Was he a reckless fun-loving man, or a man devoted to the mountains and his principles in life? In this biography, author Robert Birkby introduces you to the real Scott Fisher. You will go on an expedition to Alaska and Tanzania, climb Elbrus and Ama Dablam, and you will also find out which peak Fischer named his daughter after. “In May 1996, the first serious tragedy in commercial mountaineering occurred on Everest. Members of several expeditions died or went missing, and some were injured. Scott Fisher remained on the mountain forever. In books and films, he is shown as a person without a story, as if it were so natural to suddenly find himself almost nine kilometers on the side of the highest mountain in the world. The first forty years of Fischer's life are much more interesting than his last forty days of climbing. Mountain Madness is not the story of how Scott Fisher died, but the account of a life lived literally at altitude, without limits, by a mountaineer with charisma, a love of the world, and almost superhuman endurance. This book gives insight into a man whose motto is “Just Do It!” was reproduced in his company logo and inscribed in his soul.” – Sergey BoykoThe publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.