Extended interview with climber and mountaineer Doug Scott. Part of the Mountain Equipment '50 Years in the Mountains' series. Watch the full film on Mountain Equipment's RU-vid channel. www.mountain-equipment.co.uk
Doug Scott was a climber that had the cognitive discipline to reason and rationalise facts - Those being : Probabilities - Possibilities and Risk and to put these elements of evaluation before egotism and narcissism and have the wisdom & humility to turn ones back on a foreseen fugitive attempt so as to " LIVE TO MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON ANOTHER DAY " - History shows that this is a true measure of a great and long lived climber, and Doug was certainly that. His passing leaves me saddened - but his spirit & legacy will continue to grow and will forever be remembered - RIP dear Doug 🙏
Great interview. You can see deep sadness in his eyes when he speaks of the loss of Dougal. They would have achieved so much more had he not gone for a ski that day.
Great man and great mountaineer. I will never forget him saying if you want to get complete fulfilment in life, you have to come out of your comfort zone. It was a real thrill to meet him out on the hill a few times and to hear him speak.
Hi Doug , just wanted you to know that you have inspired me all my life ever since Cottesmore Secondry . I still go to the Highlands about 5 times a year , was up there in March 2020 just before this flu thing , can't wait to get back up there . David .
Still remember getting his signed copy of a poster in the Himalaya in the late 80ies in Canberra, Australian National University. He was a great presenter. He talked about the two broken legs and getting down alive. What a character he is/was.
I went to one off his lectures on the successful first accent of the South West face of Everest in Winnipeg. He was introduced as the fist English man to ascend Everest, he personally stated it was Mallory and Ervin, not him. This comment as always stuck very much in my mind, he wouldn't take credit for something probably not true. This was in the 1970s.
didnt he break his ankles on a fall and climb all the way down???i pretty sure i read that ,and remembered thinking WOW this guy is one of the greatest of all time
Yeah and then Chris swung into the mountain and atleast broke some ribs.Chris B. feared that he might start suffering too from Edema.They were climbing The Ogre.
Doug Scott, always a controversial figure, but an outstanding climber in his time. He had a reputation as a nasty aggressive bugger to be avoided in our Glencoe days, but always spoken about with respect. I saw a couple of his slide shows, dreadful speaker, appalling presentations (he couldn't care less as long as you paid for your ticket), yet unstoppably interesting & gripping. Unmissable.
tell me, how in your glencoe days did you come across......and im assuming you can go on lectures/slide tours too...to be that judgemental, what routes have you put up....anywhere???....you havent been to glencoe mate...never agressive, please give some credence to this, idiot
@@stevenpurves3266 I spent many of my winters in Glencoe in the 1970s, a bit before your time I guess. You have never experienced one of Doug's appalling presentations. Try the Aonach Eagach in winter.
@@theondebray I've been to 3 of his talks. The content more than makes up for the lack of showmanship; in fact what you're noticing, without realising it, was his humbleness i.e. he was the antithesis of a showman. And he didn't and doesn't need to show off - that's the subtle point which I think you've missed, pretty much totally. To judge him on oratory rather than his life story is misguided and petty in the extreme. Also a lot of his talks earned money for his Nepal charity, so you, Sir, are completely off-beam in your small minded criticism. Thank You and Good Day.
I've been to 3 of his talks. The content more than makes up for the lack of showmanship; in fact what you're noticing, without realising it, was his humbleness i.e. he was the antithesis of a showman. And he didn't and doesn't need to show off - that's the subtle point which I think you've missed, pretty much totally. To judge him on oratory rather than his life story is misguided and petty in the extreme. Also a lot of his talks earned money for his Nepal charity, so you, Sir, are completely off-beam in your small minded criticism. Thank You and Good Day.
