Scott Fischer
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Scott Eugene Fischer was an American mountaineer and mountain guide. He was renowned for ascending the world's highest mountains without supplemental oxygen. Fischer and Wally Berg were the first Amer
Fischer on Annapurna Fang in 1984
This memorial to Fischer sits on an open plateau outside the village of Dughla in the Khumbu Valley, a day's walk from Everest Base Camp.
Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa
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Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa was a Nepalese Sherpa mountaineering guide, climber and porter, best known for his work as the climbing Sirdar for Scott Fischer's Mountain Madness expedition to Everest in Sprin
Scott Fischer
…Africa. In May 1996, Fischer guided eight clients in climbing Everest. He was assisted by Anatoli Boukreev, Neal Beidleman, and eight Sherpas, led by Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa. On May 6, the Mountain Madness team left Base Camp (5,364 meters) for their summit climb. At Camp II (6,400 m), Fischer learned that his friend Dale…
Lopsang Jangbu Sherpa