| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:27 - Dec 8 with 1238 views | EdwardStone |
I had the privilege of attending one of his talks several years ago
A truly inspiring, brave and humble man
His talk commenced at 8 and was scheduled for about 2 hours. It didn't end 'til after midnight, such was the interest in his words |  | |  |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:31 - Dec 8 with 1221 views | Swansea_Blue |
I saw him talk in Cheltenham aroundabout 1990-92. Fascinating stories and part of the inspiration that led to me working in the Himalayas several years later. Very much a life well lived. |  |
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| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:32 - Dec 8 with 1209 views | Bluefish |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:27 - Dec 8 by EdwardStone |
I had the privilege of attending one of his talks several years ago
A truly inspiring, brave and humble man
His talk commenced at 8 and was scheduled for about 2 hours. It didn't end 'til after midnight, such was the interest in his words |
I can imagine
This chap presented at my sons d of e awards and I have never heard anything like it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Vardy |  |
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| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:39 - Dec 8 with 1198 views | TractorWood |
3rd summit of Kangchenjunga on a new route with no oxygen. Just amazing. |  |
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| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:47 - Dec 8 with 1180 views | EdwardStone |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:39 - Dec 8 by TractorWood |
3rd summit of Kangchenjunga on a new route with no oxygen. Just amazing. |
I think that his account of crawling back to base camp after breaking both his legs was the most extraordinary thing I have heard
R I P Doug Scott | | | |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:54 - Dec 8 with 1162 views | Radlett_blue |
Serious mountaineers are very much a breed apart. I would never dream of doing such a sport, but the stories of those who do are a great example of how humans are cut from so many different types of cloth. |  |
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| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 14:29 - Dec 8 with 1040 views | Guthrum |
One of my heroes growing up. |  |
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| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 18:43 - Dec 8 with 981 views | nshearman1 |
An amazing character, I had the privilege of having a piss next to him after a talk at our University Mountaineering Club in the mid-70s, strangely he didn't remember me when I bought a signed book at one of his talks a year or two back... He really was the toughest of gentle guys, I met a number of people from the '75 expedition and they were all in awe of him. RIP Doug Scott |  | | |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 19:04 - Dec 8 with 967 views | Swansea_Blue |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:47 - Dec 8 by EdwardStone |
I think that his account of crawling back to base camp after breaking both his legs was the most extraordinary thing I have heard
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Yeah, that was something else. Joe Simpson gets all the publicity for his similar experience as told in Touching the Void (well worth a read for anyone who hasn’t read it). Doug Scott’s account in person was mind blowing, not least for how matter of fact he was about the whole thing. I can’t imagine breaking both legs and having thousands of metres of climbing and crawling back to safety (in a storm too), thinking ‘yeah, this will be fine’. Fkn head case!
I read a lot about this stuff when I used to go on expeditions to the Himalayas and Andes. Had friends in the Climbers’ Club too who knew and climbed with some of these legends. I lost interest and all my contacts when I had to give up that type of work and miss it dearly. I’ve struggled with adapting to ‘normal’ work and life ever since. Nothing beats a Himalayan sunrise at 5,000m+. | |
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| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 20:02 - Dec 8 with 940 views | Steve_M |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 19:04 - Dec 8 by Swansea_Blue |
Yeah, that was something else. Joe Simpson gets all the publicity for his similar experience as told in Touching the Void (well worth a read for anyone who hasn’t read it). Doug Scott’s account in person was mind blowing, not least for how matter of fact he was about the whole thing. I can’t imagine breaking both legs and having thousands of metres of climbing and crawling back to safety (in a storm too), thinking ‘yeah, this will be fine’. Fkn head case!
I read a lot about this stuff when I used to go on expeditions to the Himalayas and Andes. Had friends in the Climbers’ Club too who knew and climbed with some of these legends. I lost interest and all my contacts when I had to give up that type of work and miss it dearly. I’ve struggled with adapting to ‘normal’ work and life ever since. Nothing beats a Himalayan sunrise at 5,000m+. |
I’ve spent enough time in mountains to know that 6,000m is high enough, I have no desire to experience another 2,000m of altitude and, yet, at the same time there’s just that desire to go a bit higher, push a little harder. And that’s without trying anything particularly technical.
These guys though, it’s as far beyond the my level as that is from the street. And to do it with the climbing gear of 40 or more years so rather than modern ultralight kit. Impressive.
Been a sad year for British mountaineering with the loss of Joe Brown and then Hamish MacInnes only a couple of weeks ago.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/06/hamish-macinnes-obituary |  |
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| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 20:35 - Dec 8 with 927 views | nshearman1 |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 20:02 - Dec 8 by Steve_M |
I’ve spent enough time in mountains to know that 6,000m is high enough, I have no desire to experience another 2,000m of altitude and, yet, at the same time there’s just that desire to go a bit higher, push a little harder. And that’s without trying anything particularly technical.
These guys though, it’s as far beyond the my level as that is from the street. And to do it with the climbing gear of 40 or more years so rather than modern ultralight kit. Impressive.
Been a sad year for British mountaineering with the loss of Joe Brown and then Hamish MacInnes only a couple of weeks ago.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/06/hamish-macinnes-obituary |
Agreed, the end of two eras. | | | |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 21:46 - Dec 8 with 907 views | Swansea_Blue |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 20:02 - Dec 8 by Steve_M |
I’ve spent enough time in mountains to know that 6,000m is high enough, I have no desire to experience another 2,000m of altitude and, yet, at the same time there’s just that desire to go a bit higher, push a little harder. And that’s without trying anything particularly technical.
These guys though, it’s as far beyond the my level as that is from the street. And to do it with the climbing gear of 40 or more years so rather than modern ultralight kit. Impressive.
Been a sad year for British mountaineering with the loss of Joe Brown and then Hamish MacInnes only a couple of weeks ago.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/06/hamish-macinnes-obituary |
Yeah, there’s a world of difference between being in the trekking zone and then going higher isn’t there. I always felt tempted, but know I’d lack the grit and determination to make a go of it. I think I’m best suited to armchair mountaineering where I can focus on the romance of it without any of the hardship! | |
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| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 09:22 - Dec 9 with 852 views | kiwiblue |
| The Guardian obituary of mountaineer Doug Scott is worth a read on 10:27 - Dec 8 by EdwardStone |
I had the privilege of attending one of his talks several years ago
A truly inspiring, brave and humble man
His talk commenced at 8 and was scheduled for about 2 hours. It didn't end 'til after midnight, such was the interest in his words |
One of life's true heroes Strong and humble.
inspirational brave and formidable. |  | | |
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