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Mountain Madness: Scott Fischer, Mount Everest & a Life Lived on High
Birkby offers the inspiring life story of Scott Fischer, co-founder of the outfitter Mountain Madness and one of the Mt. Everest climbers featured in Jon Krakauer's bestselling "Into Thin Air." 16-page color insert.
Paperback, 342 pages
Published
February 1st 2009
by Citadel Press
(first published February 1st 2008)
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Mountain Madness is a biography of Scott Fischer. It is also the name of the guiding company he founded, and an expression which epitomizes his passion for climbing and his enthusiasm for living life at full throttle. Fischer's life exemplifies the choices we all face as we strive to make the most of our lives, and the role that chance and fate play in determining the paths and outcomes of our lives.
Scott Fischer knew early on that he wanted to climb tall mountains, that this was his...more
Scott Fischer knew early on that he wanted to climb tall mountains, that this was his...more
I thought this was a fascinating biography of a larger-than-life individual. Though he apparently had a big personality, when I had the good fortune of hanging out with him for a few days in the Himalayas in 1995, I found him to be unassuming and even quiet. Perhaps he was just tired from his recent ascent of Ama Dablam. RIP
If you enjoyed Krakauer's Into Thin Air, you'll enjoy this recounting.
Pretty cool insight into this guys life.
This book contains innumerable Walter Mitty moments and was compelling high adventure but Scott Fischer’s death on Mt Everest, covered here in just a sentence or two, could have been described more fully. Fischer had already reached Everest’s summit a few years earlier but had I not read John Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air” I wouldn’t have had any understanding of what occurred high up on that mountain on his final climb. Maybe Birkby, as a close friend, just found it too painful. I will leave it a...more
actually very well written. didn't expect much but pretty good read.
I love mountaineering stories, and the biography of Scott Fischer was no different. The story gave more detail to Scott's life rather than his death, which is chronicled in Krakauer's Into Thin Air. Scott lived his life with an energy that most people can't even imagine in thier dreams. As evident by the 2 memorial services attended by roughly 1000 people, Scott touched many lives in his short 40 years.
I loved this biography of Scott Fisher. I cried because I knew that when the end of the book would come, that Scott had to die. It is a wonderful tribute to an amazing mountaineer.
Pretty good biography about Scott Fischer. I typically don't care for biographies too much, but this was an interesting read, especially if you enjoy mountaineering books.
I do love a good mountain book! This was was very good, though it got a little wordy and long. All in all, I would recommend it
I read several books on the Everest disaster. This was by far the best, though not specifically about just that.
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