We are sorry to hear the sad news that Doug Scott’s battle with illness ended on Monday.
He influenced many of our climbing careers and approach to high and remote places.
David Nightingale, who has worked closely with Doug and his charity CAN, will make a personal relection of his friend later.
Ed Douglas’s obituary in The Guardian may be found in this link …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/07/doug-scott-obituary
And the BMC’s tribute here …
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/doug-scott-titan-of-british-mountaineering-dies
Stephen Venables has written about Doug on UKC …
https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/doug_scott_obituary_-_1941-2020-13229
Here is Dougal Haston’s photo of Doug Scott on the summit of Everest, in September 1975.
