Scott Fischer, mountaineer and owner of Mountain Madness, Inc., died on May 11 1996 shortly before his 40th birthday. Scott was born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1956, and moved to Seattle, Washington as a young man. He was an accomplished climber who was the first American to summit both Lhotse and Makalu, two of the world's highest peaks. He was a respected guide and instructor who served on the Board of Directors of the American Mountain Guides Association from 1989 to 1995. In 1991, he formed Mountain Madness, Inc., introducing his own style of adventure travel to the corporate world and setting a world mountaineering record for the most summits of Mount Rainier in one day. Through his business and personal expeditions, he helped revolutionize the way people experienced mountaineering and the outdoors. He was a visionary leader whose dream was to promote mountain sports to those that had once been constrained by their lack of experience in and knowledge about mountaineering. He lost his life trying to make his dream a reality, when he tragically became one of the fatalities of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. Scott Fischer's memory and impact live on in the climbers, guides, and outdoor enthusiasts whose lives he inspired. Scott Fischer is survived by his parents, wife, and sister.