Douglas Keith Scott CBE (29 May 1941 – 7 December 2020 [1]) was an English mountaineer and climbing author, noted for being on the team that made the first ascent of the south-west face of Mount Everest on 24 September 1975.

Dec 9, 2020 · On the morning of December 7, famed alpinist Doug Scott passed away in his sleep at his home in the Lakes District, England, after fighting a brain tumor for the better part of a year.

Dec 7, 2020 · Doug Scott and his wife Trish opening a school in Nepal. A mountaineer who was part of the first UK team to summit Everest via the south-west face has died aged 79. Doug Scott was part of the...

Feb 19, 2021 · Doug Scott, who was coined “The Great Survivor” due to his ability to endure epics in the Greater Ranges, spent his lifetime in the mountains, including making the first British ascent of Everest and the first ascents of Changabang, The Ogre, and Shivling, he was presented the Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

Dec 8, 2020 · Mountaineer Doug Scott, who climbed one of Everest's toughest sections, has died aged 79. Tributes have been paid to the intrepid climber, who wrote his name into the record books by being the first adventurer, along with Douglas Haston, to climb Mount Everest's south-west face rather than the "tourist friendly" route.

Dec 8, 2020 · Doug Scott, one half of the first UK pairing to climb Mount Everest alongside Scottish mountaineer Dougal Haston, has died from cancer aged 79.

Dec 8, 2020 · Mountaineer Doug Scott, who was part of the first UK team to summit Mount Everest via the south-west face, has passed away at the age of 79. Scott spent the later years of his life helping...

Dec 8, 2020 · Doug Scott claimed several Himalayan first ascents and numerous more climbs across the world. His two most famous ascents – for their mountaineering prowess and sheer epicness – are Everest in 1975 and The Ogre in 1977.

In a career spanning decades, Doug Scott was recognized worldwide as one of the greatest mountaineers of the postwar era. The statistics speak for themselves: over 40 expeditions to Central Asia, countless first ascents all round the world, the first British ascent of Mt. Everest (and by a new route).

Dec 8, 2020 · LONDON — Doug Scott, a British mountaineer who was part of the first team to summit Mount Everest by way of its southwest face and later founded a charity to raise money for schools, health...