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Fischer first climbed Mount Everest (29,032 feet / 8,848.86 m) in 1994 and later died during the 1996 blizzard on Everest while descending from the peak.
17 sty 2023 · During one of Everest’s darkest periods, Scott Fischer died during the 1996 Disaster. A severe snowfall struck the team while they were 29,035 feet up in the jet stream, where only a third of the oxygen available at sea level is present.
Both Ed Viesturs and Anatoli Boukareev go into rather extensive detail about Scott Fischer, before during and after his death, in each of their books. I imagine any pictures wouldn't reveal much, as his upper body was covered with his pack, and his lower body with stones.
Is Scott Fischer’s Body Still on Everest? Yes. Fischer’s body remains on Everest. But before Boukreev left Fischer to focus on saving other climbers who were still alive, he covered his face and upper body and moved him away from the main climbing route.
The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit.
Scott Fischer was an experienced American mountaineer and mountain guide who lost his life during the infamous 1996 Everest disaster. His death is one of the most notable in the history of Everest expeditions. Fischer died on May 11, 1996, during a descent from the summit of Mount Everest.
Zginął w tragicznym sezonie 1996, podczas nieudanego zejścia z Mount Everest. Jego ciało zostało odnalezione poniżej wysokości 8400 metrów i pogrzebane przez Anatolija Bukriejewa niecały rok później [4] .
