Co-lead guide of one expedition group. Suffers from severe exhaustion and altitude sickness (edema) after carrying a sick client and pushing to the summit, ultimately collapsing and walking off the mountain during the descent.
They are parallel expedition leaders whose decisions shape the disaster.
The plot states that Scott Fischer and Rob Hall are leading two separate groups toward the summit of Mount Everest.
Krakauer directly witnesses Fischer's physical collapse during the descent.
During his descent, Krakauer runs into Fischer, who is exhausted and refuses to turn around.
They are members of the same broader summit crisis, though their direct interaction is limited.
The plot identifies Weathers among the climbers affected by the storm while Fischer leads the other expedition group and later collapses on the mounta...
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