Mountain Madness-- Scott Fischer, Mt EverestBirkby
hc/368pp/color photos ISBN 9780806528755
Stock No. MNU253Best known as one of the guides who perished near the summit of Mount Everest during the tragic spring of 1996, Scott Fischer was for many an iconic symbol of audacity, hubris, and the limits of human endurance. But to those who knew him well, Scott was much more than an action figure at the heart of a modern-day cautionary tale. Now in this vivid, candid biography, Robert Birkby - one of Scott's close friends - gives us a fascinating, in-depth portrait of who Scott Fischer really was and what led him to the top of the world. Birkby traces the expeditions that made Scott one of the most respected climbers of the close-knit mountaineering community, giving us an adrenaline-filled narrative that take us to the world's highest places. This is a captivating homage to a man who eagerly went where few dare to go, an extraordinary account of courage, passion, and extreme living
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