The Last Climb: The Life of Mount Everest Guide Scott Fischer
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0:00 - The Start of it All
1:25 - Scott's Early Life
4:27 - The Fallingest Man in Climbing
6:08 - Denali
7:36 - Mountain Madness
8:22 - Everest Attempt #1
10:26 - Everest Attempt #2
11:47 - K2
17:48 - Everest Attempt #3
18:49 - 1996 Everest Expedition
34:19 - The Descent
36:24 - The Storm
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What's your name? You are a awesome storyteller
@@NyanyiC I agree! I just found her channel a couple of days ago. I’m enjoying it immensely!
Can you do Rob Hall ? 😮 And what about David Sharp and Michael Matthews ? 😮🤔
Thank you for being a real person in front of the camera. I am Getting sick of the same AI voice everywhere in KZhead documentaries . This is a breath of fresh air , thank you for your work.
I appreciate that! I feel the same about AI.
I feel the same. This is one of my favorite channels on the subject because of the real life host!!
You’re very good at speaking, really enjoy the safety of my bed… great job
Much warmer too!
Hell yeah
Once again I am amazed at your ability to tell a difficult story with sympathy, without judgment, and compellingly present the facts. Well done, you have true storytelling talent. Thank you.
Thanks, I heard about Scott when the 1996 event happened but didn't know much about his background. I found his story really interesting, in that he had that innate desire to climb mountains when he was so young. So I figure, if I'm curious, others probably are too!
My dad mentioned knowing this guy in high school when his death was in the news. I was about ten at the time and thought, "Yeah, sure Dad," and then promptly forgot for 25 years lol. But looking now Wikipedia does tell me they went to high school in the same small town in NJ at the same time. Wild.
The sweet doggos add a bit of needed lightness to this story
Of course this story is well known… But! You have told it without shading anyone and I really appreciate it. Even though I already knew the ending, there is that human feeling that one hopes it turns out differently and everybody is okay.
Can we all acknowledge the real star of this video, the doggo exploring the background 😊. Great video. I’ve read so many books about the 1996 Everest expeditions but still this story kept me captivated. Love your videos!
I agree! At one point, one was chasing her tail right behind me. It was during a pretty serious moment so had to cut that out. 😆
A big reason why I watched the video! I have three dogs myself and don’t know what I would do without them in my family 🙏
Wait, what? A KZheadr relating a mountain adventure like they actually understand what it means? And doing lots of research, and making the timeline clear? With no fluff or useless drama? I must be having altitude sickness. Awesome job taking us through this, Stacey. I hope you won’t mind me saying that the audio editing was a bit rough here and there. Pretty sure you’re doing it all yourself, and it’s a huge job. Hopefully your channel will soon be successful enough for you to hire someone. Again, I mean no disrespect and I ‘m grateful for the content.
Ha thx! Glad you appreciate the work put into this. And yes I realized after I edited I kind of screwed up the audio. Was trying a new mic and didn’t have the settings figured out. Will get better!
@@adventuresgonewrong no rough audio on my end, no worries... keep it up
@@adventuresgonewrongmore than all good with audio here, don’t understand the complaint. Maybe looking to get hired? 🤔
That would cost money, keep it simple, it's working great. The video length on this one is also great!
🤣@@ToddDouglasFox 🤣🤣Oh dear, no thanks! Retired TV producer here. Listening on Bose 35 headphones. There are noticeable jumps in levels between narration and sources. Also a few glitches at beginnings and ends on narration voice clips. They may not be as noticeable if you’re listening without headphones. And anyway, as our dear hostess said, she’s testing a new mike, and she did notice the audio edit & mix wasn’t as seamless as usual. I’m sure she’ll quickly tame the pesky beast.
Really excellent video. You do a great job telling people’s stories with respect and making it detailed without being salacious.
I get really happy every time I see the puppy in the back ground 🥰
They love roaming around and stealing attention! 😅
I am thinking that the lack of oxygen and general exhaustion played a big role in Scott's poor decision making, which led to his death. I guess the weather can change so quickly there that even with modern communication equipment, climbers can't react fast enough to get out of the storm's way. Not being a mountain climber, I can't relate to the strong need others have to summit Everest, or other big mountains. However, I can relate to Scott's love of helping others to reach their dreams.
I’m in Boulder Colorado today and I was telling my brother about how good your channel is, this is a great story. Boulder has a huge climbing community. I’ve known about Scott over 20 years.
Scott Fischer is one of my absolute Favored climber.......
I've read that although fewer people summit K2 there's a higher percentage of deaths among summiters Thank you for covering this powerful sad story.
I wouldn't doubt it, that mountain is brutal. After Ed Viesturs summited, he said he'd never go back.
i think everest has a 1 percent chance and k2 around 20 to 25 percent chance of dying
Love the way you do these - easy to follow and without sensationalism or fingerpointing.
That was a great quote to end with, it doesn't feel so sad and heavy, but rather very fulfilling and comforting.
I thought the same.
I try not to be judgmental, but this upset me. He had two small children, and yet he was away from them all of the time (it seems), and leaving his wife to care for them on her own. He said one of his greatest fears was leaving them without a father, and yet he was away from them all of the time, pursuing high risk behavior. Self fulfilling prophecy, and selfish behavior. Okay, come at me.
i agree with you wholeheartedly
Absolutely agree with your comment!
Many people have dangerous jobs and see their families every night. Many people have jobs that take them away from their families - to take care of those they love they have to go where the work is. Fischer could have died rock climbing a few miles from his home.
"X is my worst fear" *does everything in my power to make sure X happens*
No I understand. It's a very selfish way of thinking, even Beck said so. Surviving made him realize what he was doing to his family
thank you for your videos , telling the stories of the climbers who lost their lives in the mountains, this preserves their memories. thank you they are important to the climbing and sit back and watch climbiers coummunities
Anatoly and Scott, the two were simply great........
On the one hand, I admire the spirit of adventure and personal challenge Scott and the like possess. On the other hand, it is selfish to undertake such an extremely risky venture when you have a wife and little ones. PS Love your narrating style and understated humor. Highly enjoyed this video. Thank you.
And many of them struggle with the possible outcome that they may never come home one day. It's truly fascinating.
I had the same thought. Men and women show bravery by putting their families first and being there for them.
Maybe the pilot wife wanted kids???
@@TXMEDRGR maybe the jobs they are skilled for require them to take on certain risks. Not everyone is cut out for being a desk jockey under fluorescent lights.
I love and appreciate how you call it DENALI instead of McKinley. Maybe we can also start to call it Sagarmatha instead of Everest 😃 Respect 🙇🏻♀️
A very solid video on a tough topic, but I disagree on the naming question. “Denali” is simply the Kuyokan Athabascan word meaning “the high one” or “the tall one.” In a landscape chock-full of tall mountains, the name is as close to meaningless as it could be. On the other hand, William McKinley, whose name once graced the mountain by consent of the nation whose territory Alaska had become, fought in the Union Army throughout the Civil War, rose from private soldier to major, served for several terms in the Ohio legislature and in Congress despite repeated attempts by the Democratic Party to gerrymander him out of office, was elected President twice in part due to his popularity with working people and minorities, and resisted efforts to inflate the dollar - only to be assassinated by an anarchist in 1901. But we’re no longer allowed to honor such an accomplished President by attaching his name to a mountain. No, we have to call it something nearly meaningless because that name was given it by a people whose total contributions to our nation’s story is close to zero. Mt. Everest presents the revisionists with a different challenge. Yes, the Nepalis often call it Sagarmatha; but the Tibetans, whose land also borders that mountain and who thus have just as strong a claim to naming rights, call it Jomolungma. To whom will the revisionists award the win? While they’re deciding, they should remember that despite living next to the mountain for thousands of years, neither group ever developed the science and math that would disclose the peak’s true nature as the tallest on Earth. That was the accomplishment of the bureau once headed by George Everest, through its vast multi-year Indian Trigonometric Survey. Can’t honor real accomplishment, though; we’ve got to stick with ignorant custom and superstition, just because it’s old. Too bad.
You meant Chomolungma
Actually Everest is so remote that it has no 'native' name.
@@doverbeachcomberI heartily disagree but I enjoyed reading your comment and make interesting points!
Well, that is its proper name. It is known world wide as Denali. ❤❤❤
My first book on Everest was about 1996 season and that is how I got stuck with Himalaya and Everest for life. Now I have a bunch of books, newspaper articles and movies. Everest is stuck as a hobby, research history, statistics for 23 years now. Thank you for this video, way you explain is so good that someone who never heard or know about Everest could understand what's you are saying.
It’s become my newest fixation! Do you have any reading recommendations?
@@riabia.leuiesroom John Hunt and Conrad Anker books first to read, all about history of Everest expedition. After that books from a modern time.
I just finished to read into thin air for the third time! Thank you for the video ❤
Such a tragedy! What a blow to what, at the time, seemed to be a relatively small and close knit community.
"Be respectful in the comments otherwise your comments will promptly end up at the bottom of the Khumbu Icefall." LOL
The story has been around for a while like most of the stories you just told it in a different way. Thank you
Always something new to learn about these notorious expeditions, and I really appreciate that.
There is, and there is so much out there on the 1996 tragedy. I barely scratched the surface here.
I started watching your channel 2 weeks ago and it's my favourite channel. You present the stories so well, give them justice and do them credit and you always keep things interesting! You're presence is so vibrant! Please don't stop making videos
Thanks, I don’t plan to stop!
Well done and researched, great footage and background music. Heartbreaking subject matter in this episode but as you said “that’s mountain climbers for ya”. They are wired differently. I do feel bad for experienced guides having to bare the burden of less experienced/ill-prepared clients. Risk management and mitigation and good decision-making in this type of harsh climate / high expectation environment must be such a challenge. And the consequences for a cascading set of bad decisions and uncontrollable circumstances is catastrophic.
Yes, good decision making flies out the window when you're lacking oxygen. That plus the storm was just a series of horrible events that ended up in catastrophe.
That was the best explanation of that dreadful day on Everest
That was great! Well worth the wait. I hope you're better now!
I am, thanks!
Just found your channel and have been watching all your videos! I've got to say the care you put into telling these people's stories and not just their tragedies is phenomenal. A lot of people would be tempted to focus on the sensational aspects of these stories, but I can tell the amount of respect you are giving these people. Keep up the good work!
Another excellent presentation. I sure wish he was still here for his kids.
These mountain climbers have an amazing human spirit!! RIP to those who have lost their lives pursuing their passion!
Thank you for sharing these stories. They have saved my sanity while on bed rest😊
Amazing, next one should be out soon!
Love your videos! They always keep me invested and are always so respectful in their execution.
That was really good.. I love climbing stories and I like the longer videos A+
I've watched several of your videos and I am very impressed. You have any easy way of explaining what is happening and it is obvious how much work and research that you do. Thank you so much! I've read about 1996 and seen other videos, but this made the most sense.
Thank you for sharing, you are a great story teller. I appreciate your research and the way you helps us understand all aspects of what happened and what lead to it, with sympathy and honesty, even if it is a tragic and sad ending. 👍❤
Thanks, much appreciated.
Great content, I love the way you tell these stories!
Keep up your great work! The stories are well researched and are always told without judgement. This channel is worth supporting!
Wow, thanks so much!!! Really appreciate it.
I hope your channel grows as your story-telling ability and research is so good.
I really enjoy your content an your cadence... Thanks for what you do!!✌🏼💗😊telling the stories that keep the memories of these outstanding individuals who did amazing things many can not!!
Yours was an outstanding recounting of Scott and the events of his last climb..
Again! Your story telling is awesome! With you keeping the story going with editing, it didn’t seem like 42 mins. Hearing the backstory of Scott really brings a perspective of what lead to that tragic day. Very sad!
Hey thx for watching and hanging in there till the end!
I really enjoyed listening to this! I’ve had it saved to watch ever since you posted it. I have a huge appreciation for all the work you put into each of your videos and I cannot wait until the next one!! 😊 👍🏼
Thanks so much! Working hard on the next one, should be out in a couple days!
Thanks for that, it was well worth waiting for :)
Look at you go! Awesome channel, congrats!
I always love your up loads 👍🏼
So excited to see your upload! This story has always fascinated me. I read Into Thin Air several times, watched the IMAX etc. It was interesting to hear more about Scott. Great job as always!
That book just sucks you in! It’s been years since I read it but read it again for this and it was still so good.
Same here. The imax film was disappointing though. But you should read the book by Anatoli Boukreev, if you haven't.
I love your videos! Thank you so much for the stories.
Thanks for watching!
This female reporter is great love to hear her talk clear explains very well she’s great
I really enjoy your channel. You explain things very well, while also keeping the story interesting!
Sad story. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Wow, you totally sucked me into the story. Watching your episode was so full of suspense and real life facts that I learned a lot and was riveted to what would happen next. So sad for the people who lost their lives. Awesome job, you tell the story without any fluff and one gets the feeling to be there since you understand so well what went on. Great research and delivery!!!
Yes, I was going to go to bed, told myself I'll give it five minutes. 45 minutes later....great job.
Thanks so much! It was great to get to know more about Scott and what drove him. Glad you enjoyed it too!
Well told! I'll stick to backpacking
This was a great accounting events - thank you!
Thanks for watching!
On of the best videos on this subject that I have seen.
Thanks!
Love the way you tell these stories ❤🇨🇦
Another well presented and informative video 👍. Thank you for your channel.
Glad you enjoyed it!
thank you.
Love love LOVE this channel!! More please!!! Btw the sound was alright, just had a kinda Dolby thing going on, lol! I cannot wait for the next story, you've got a real knack for this genre 👍
More coming! I have a friend now helping research, so that should speed things up!
This was extremely well told, thank you for presenting this! I have watched lots of docs about the 1996 expedition but most focus on Rob Hall.
I read “Into the Air” and all the books after regarding 1996. What a story. Very good summary. Thx.
Great book!
That was really interesting Stacie. Great job researching and the way you told the story of what happened that day/night. So sad. I feel sorry for his wife and kids.
I feel like people who live this kind of lifestyle honestly shouldn't have kids. Spending months at a time away from home, putting your life at risk. It's not fair to the children to make them live through the stress and anxiety of not knowing if their parent is going to make it home this time. And then eventually leaving them without a parent permanently if things go wrong. selfish and unfair to put kids through this.
I think most of them even think that at some point, that’s why I mentioned Scott did question what he was doing while on K2. When it’s their livelihood though and something they’re really talented at, it’s easy to see why they do it. But I hear ya, I feel for the families left behind.
Yeah was thinking the same..what a selfish life style..🤦
People who should and shouldn't have kids because of lifestyle choices would be a long list if you apply this reasoning. The military, pilots, rig workers, smoke jumpers, Red Cross, Doctors without Boarders, field researchers, astronauts, et... all have dangerous jobs that keep them thousands of miles away from their families for extended periods of time. To say that they shouldn't have kids is not the right solution. What it takes is a STRONG SUPPORTIVE spouse and lots of family time when they are around. Yes, time is lost and people die. You have to know what you are getting into and accept that - for all parties. The kids are usually born into the lifestyle and adapt.
I’m sure their kids really appreciate you calling their dead dad super selfish and harmful to them.
im sure those kids agree@@private755
I read Into Thin Air as a kid, which is why I checked out this video. Biggest shock was seeing Beck Weathers at 33:39, who I had pictured as a stereotypical John Wayne cowboy type, instead of an Abercrombie model in aviators.
haha that's a great description.
Because that's Josh Brolin. The frame before is Beck.
Thanks!
Thank you! Appreciate the support!
This is such a good channel! Definitely my new favourite channel, thank you for making such great content ❤You are amazing and really do great work 🙏
I watched a few of your videos and I subscribe you're are very good storyteller you tell the story with facts
INCREDIBLY well done. I’ve read all the books on 96 and you covered some really neat stuff I’d never heard.
Glad to hear it! The details of Scott and Ed’s K2 climb were new to me.
Great and well researched video ! I have this book and will read it soon. 😊 so glad I found your channel. Well done. 🎉
That crowded image to everest makes me cringe. J cant fathom how claustrophobic id feel with people sardined around me on a huge mountain. No thank you.
This is the best presentation of this story I’ve watched so far! It has always fascinated me how most of the people who died on this trek were actually professional climbers while the amateurs made it back. Goes to show this was a case of poor decision making by the professionals.
Or they gave their lives for the amateurs
Just excellent.
Nols is awesome. I was a wilderness first responder with them. So empowering.
I do love your Doggies........
Your videos are awesome - come across your channel and completely hooked!
Welcome aboard!
I spent a moment in silent reflection @ Scott Fischer’s and Rob Hall’s memorials on the way to EBC.
I’ve only just discovered your channel and your videos are brilliantly presented. I can’t wait for your next Everest 96 instalment
I would never ever do anything close to this in my life but I really enjoy your videos ❤
I enjoy your videos Stacey. Good research and commentary. I am curious to know what prompted you to start making such videos in the first place?
I just LOVE documentaries and have watched almost every one out there. So I got into filmmaking years ago hoping to make my own documentary through traditional means. But the applying for funding, finding producers and all the hoops you have to jump through to get ONE film out there was not appealing to me at all. Then I thought why not make videos for KZhead? We'll see if anyone is interested!
I really like well made documentaries too. But there are 1000's of topics to choose from so why did you decide to pick the topic of adventures going wrong?
I guess I’m obsessed with adventures, what drives people and just wacky situations regular people can suddenly find themselves in. Years ago I tried to start an adventure magazine but it flopped haha. So this is round 2!
New sub, great job telling the stories and the images are compelling. I have 0 experience nor interest in climbing but I enjoy hearing stories of those who do, They are very brave.
Thanks for watching!
You're the best!!
The goal is to come downhill alive and go home after all, Reinhold Messner said. He did so many attemps without summetting but people only talk about his sucsess. And he knew when he was to old for 8000m and did other adventures. And all in alpine style without oxygene.
This is a very high quality KZhead channel!🤠👍 from Dallas. I did Outward Bound at 17 in Colorado, taught me I didn't like Winter mountaineering and I solidified that after my 1st frozen waterfall climb after smashing my nearly frozen fingers. I love the heat and stuck with rock climbing in the Southwest for years. Funny thing, I'm old now, mid 60's, and I have developed a fear of heights🙃🤔 I suppose my weight gain and crappy balance are the culprits. My buddy and I were laughing about our lack of wanting to go up high on ladders for Christmas lights and decorating and the roof is off limits🤣
I like to think of it as us getting ‘wiser’ with age! 😅
Great story teller, thankyou
Thanks for watching!
These are nicely done. Good use of available photos and footage, and nicely summarized. I think it's a good, simple solution to do the narration in an open field (though how she avoids wind noise I don't know), and I sometimes have to laugh at the dogs running in the background. I also like that this narration does not try to pass judgement on Fischer or anyone else, like so many accounts do. People who were not there to witness the situation (on Everest in 96) really have no business making sweeping judgements on it.
Video length is great, I didn't want the story to end!! New videos are well worth the wait .....
Thanks, good to know! They take forever to edit but I didn’t want to miss out key parts of his story.
Criminally underrated channel
Thanks for the support!
What an absolute hunk! ❤
I bet lots of ladies agree with me that many of the male Mountaineers have dashingly handsome faces.
Really sad for all the families and loved ones left behind
I know this is the wrong video for this comment, I just found your channel and I am really enjoying your content. I have long been a krakauer fan, so, I too had a poor view of sandy. Thank you for your different perspective on her. I agree. She got a bad rap.
Thanks for watching with an open mind! Krakauer put it out there and the general public ran with it and took the hatred of her to a new level. And I say that as a huge fan of Krakauer, I've loved his writing for decades.
These videos are really compelling……the storytelling is excellent.
Thanks for watching!
Great video and channel...subscribed.
Thanks and welcome!
Anatoly saved a lots of lives , great man.......
I have seen many documentaries about Scott Fischer, and they were all good. But this documentary is the most comprehensive one about Scott and the 1996 Expedition. The narrator provided details that none of the others did. It shed many details that others have not included in their stories. I enjoyed this documentary and I have watched this video three timess to soak in the details. Thank you for an excellent production.
Wow thanks, appreciate it. And there is so much I couldn't fit in about the '96 disaster. I plan to cover different parts of it in the future so stay tuned!
This was really well dome. I love your channel. I suggest doing a video on The Tower and the compressor bolt controversy, and maybe a video like this one about the life and tragic death of Hayden Kennedy.