Who was one of the first Americans to climb Lhotse?

Scott Eugene Fischer (December 24, 1955 – May 11, 1996) was an American mountaineer and mountain guide. He was renowned for his ascents of the world's highest mountains made without the use of supplemental oxygen. Fischer and Wally Berg were the first Americans to summit Lhotse (27,940 feet / 8516 m), the world's fourth highest peak. Fischer, Charley Mace, and Ed Viesturs summitted K2 (28,251 feet/ 8611m) without supplemental oxygen. Fischer first climbed Mount Everest (29,029 feet / 8,848 m) in 1994 and later died during the 1996 blizzard on Everest while descending from the peak.

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Richard G Schwartz

What a terrible way to die.RIP Scott.

dmarkc

Deborah Davidson, if only there was an information database.

dmarkc

Charlotte Wright, there was only one answer. The other option wasn't listed.

Wyla Reedy

I think sometimes they are using my camera to move my screen.

earlepg

Deborah Davidson, Click on the reference. Then go down to the seventh line and click on the word "lhotse". (It's one of the Everest peaks.)

jack patti go

I am extremely afraid of heights! Not so much, inclosed!

Mic Fenst

Sad to see that Horbein's wife died recently.

Charlotte Wright

One of the first? That implies that there are multiple answers. This kind of question should never be used. There should only be one friggin' answer. Jeez.