In this chapter of the blog I will explain who Rick Fisher or as the Tarahumara call him, Pescador (the Fisherman), is. Rick Fisher is a wilderness photographer from Arizona. He first went looking for the Tarahumara in the mid-1980s by rafting into the Copper Canyons. The only reason he went looking for the Tarahumara was to extort their uniqueness for a profit. He learned about the Leadville Trial 100 through his future father in law, who ran in and complete the race 12 times. Fisher planned and has taken a team of Tarahumara runners to the Iron Race multiple times. He will more than likely continue to do this until he is stopped.
Let’s talk about morality. Rick Fisher may be one of the few people who have contact with the Tarahumara people, and he plans to extort them for quick cash! Not only is this morally wrong, it’s just sickening! The fact that he would make money off of a tribe of people who only help him because it is their nature is just immoral. From what I have read about him so far Rick Fisher is the kind of person I believe should be thrown in jail for extortion.