TitleMr.
Name:Doug
Surname:Scott
Nationality:GBR  Great Britain
Date of Birth:1941
Function:Other
 
Biography:
Doug Scott was born in Nottingham England in 1941. By the age of 12 this English native was well on his way to becoming one of the world’s leading high altitude and big wall climbers. Over his career Doug has made over 45 expeditions to Asia, he has reached the summit of 40 high altitude peaks there and half of them were first ascents. His climb up Everest in 1975 was no exception. He became the first Briton to summit Everest and him and his climbing partner Dougal Haston made a first ascent up the Southwest Face. The pair began their climb at 3:30am on September 24, 1975. They did not reach the summit of Everest until 6pm, as the sun was setting. It was a moonless evening and they were unable to descend through the darkness. They had to bivouac at 28,750 ft. The highest bivouac in history. Despite a long, cold night of suffering hallucinations and lack of oxygen the two men survived and stumbled into camp the following morning at 9am. Neither man suffered from frostbite. With the exception of the 1975 Everest expedition all of Doug’s climbs have been accomplished in lightweight alpine style without the aid of supplemental oxygen. Today Doug is still climbing 6000-7000m peaks in the Himalayan Mountains and working diligently with Community Action Nepal, a charity Doug co-founded and is currently filling the Operations Director role. The charities main goals include primary and secondary schools, schools for deaf children, creating health posts and clean water supplies. Doug is also the author of, Himalayan Climber, and Big Wall Climbing. Today Doug lectures across the world as a motivational speaker
 
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