It is with great sadness that we have just heard that Doug Scott member and mountaineering legend died this morning 7th December after suffering from brain cancer. He was 79.
We offer our condolences to his family and many friends.
You can read a brief obituary on UKC …
Photo Hannah Hartley
Note from Stephen Read
Despite coronavirus restrictions, there was a large spontaneous gathering of mountaineers with ice axes raised to give Doug Scott a fitting send off as his funeral cortege made its way to Castle Sowerby Church on Thursday.
Doug was the founder of CAN – UK based charity whose aim is to help some of the poorest people on the planet – the mountain people of Nepal.
You can read more about this here … and also read a tribute to Doug.
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