Doug
Scott CBE has made 45
expeditions to the high mountains of Asia. He has reached the
summit of 40 peaks, of which half were first ascents, and all
were climbed by new routes or for the first time in Alpine
Style. Apart from his climb up the South West Face of Everest
with Dougal Haston during Chris Bonington's Expedition of
1975, he has made all his climbs in lightweight or Alpine
Style, without the use of artificial oxygen. He has reached
the highest peaks on all seven continents - "the seven
summits". He is a past President of the Alpine Club. He was
made a CBE in 1994. In 1999 he received the Royal Geographical
Society Patron’s Gold Medal.
Main
Events:
The
main events of his climbing career are:
1.
The climbing of Everest by the South West Face with Dougal
Haston.
2.
Surviving the breaking of two legs near the summit of the Ogre
(24,000 ft) and the 8 day descent to base camp.
3.
Making the first ascent of Kangchenjunga from the North West
with Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker – in light weight style and
without oxygen. This was the first time one of the big
mountains had been climbed with such minimal support and
without oxygen being available for climbing.
Photography:
He
sells his photographs to magazines and mountaineering
publications. He also uses them to illustrate his
mountaineering presentations. More of his photographs have
been on the front cover of mountain books than those of any
other photographer. His work appears in his own book
‘Himalayan Climber – A photographic autobiography’.
Doug
currently is working to improve conditions in the Himalayan
communities. He earns money to help the Nepalese via the
Community Action Treks.
