Mountain Guru

Name: Mountain Guru : The Life of Doug Scott
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The Life of Doug Scott

Catherine Moorehead Stephen Venables (Forord)

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'reveals a multi-faceted man in a biography that will be of as much interest to those who love the mountains as those who prefer to study the human condition'
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Scottish Field

Winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Award

Doug Scott was a legend among mountaineers. His expeditions, undertaken over a period of five decades, are unparalleled achievements. This book describes the extraordinary drama of them all, from the Himalaya to New Zealand, Patagonia, Yosemite and Alaska. It includes his famous ‘epic’ on The Ogre, one of the hardest peaks in the world to climb, his ascent of Kangchenjunga without supplementary oxygen and his ascent, with Dougal Haston, of Everest in 1975.

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Winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Award

Catherine Moorehead also uncovers the elusive man behind the obsessive mountaineer. From his rumbustious youth in Nottingham through two tempestuous marriages to a secure third marriage, she shows how Scott matured in thought and action as his formidable global reputation increased. In doing so she reveals him to be a clash of opposites, an infuriating monomaniac who took extraordinary risks yet who developed a deep interest in Buddhism and inspired widespread affection.

Scott spent almost as long as his climbing career in founding and developing Community Action Nepal, providing schools and health posts in remote parts of Nepal, where he is still much revered. Doug Scott died in 2020.

Detaljer

Forlag: Birlinn Ltd
Innbinding: Innbundet
Språk: Engelsk
ISBN: 9781780278315
Utgivelsesår: 2023
Format: 23 x 16 cm
Priser: Kekoo Naoroji Award for Himalayan Literature 2024

Om forfatteren

Catherine Moorehead was born in Nairn, Scotland and was educated at Edinburgh University before embarking on a teaching career. Widely travelled in many countries, she has led numerous mountaineering expeditions, particularly in Central Asia. She 'compleated' her Munros in 1996.

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'reveals a multi-faceted man in a biography that will be of as much interest to those who love the mountains as those who prefer to study the human condition'
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Scottish Field

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'A book that will mean much to so many. Mountain Guru is Doug’s life: the ups and downs; the good and the questionable; the achievements and the endeavours. It is certainly a book which represents an important chapter in climbing history and tells of an outstanding humanitarian who significantly changed the lives of many'
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Noel Dawson, Climber.co.uk

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'Scott’s is an extraordinarily full and varied story. Pulling all these strands together has been no mean feat. In Mountain Guru, Moorehead has added a significant body of work to mountaineering’s rich history'
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Stephen Goodwin, Chair of the Kekoo Naoroji Award Jury

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'Doug Scott was one of the earliest and most successful proponents of Alpine-style ascents in the highest mountains on every continent. His ethical regard for the mountain environment was also well ahead of its time. This biography commemorates and explores the life of a visionary climber and a man of great humanity'
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Reinhold Messner

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'Doug Scott was one of my closest friends. He had so many facets to his character – integrity, courage, great intelligence, and a strong sense of social responsibility, particularly in the way he devoted his later life to support the people of up-country Nepal. This book is a remarkable tribute to an extraordinary climber and a great humanitarian'
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Sir Chris Bonington