Doug Scott – one of the most legendary and respected mountaineers of the twentieth century, has died aged 79. Read more »
British mountaineering legend Doug Scott CBE has been awarded an Honorary Membership of the UIAA. Read more »
Up and About: the Hard Road to Everest, the first book in a two-volume autobiography by BMC Patron Doug Scott, has won the Himalayan Club’s prestigious Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature. Read more »
Two landmark English mountaineers including the joint first Briton to climb Everest are going to join an effort to show their respect for Scotland – by helping to build a cairn. Read more »
Foreign parties have once again annoyed climbing communities in the Crimea, and now also in Turkey, with a disrespect for local ethics by retro-bolting existing trad climbs. Read more »
As sport climbing gains in popularity there is a feeling, by some people, that places to go Trad, or traditional, climbing are being lost. As a member of the UIAA's Traditional Values Working Group, Doug Scott has coordinated the writing of a paper on the issue. Read more »
The 20th Piolets d'Or, a celebration of noteworthy mountaineering ascents during 2011, will take place in Chamonix and Courmayeur from 21st -24th March. Read more »
Do you climb for yourself? Or do you climb for the attention, and even awards? As climbing edges closer towards the 2020 Olympics, legendary climber Doug Scott asks: how do awards fit with the high mountains? Read more »
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh hosted a reception on 8 December for some of Britain's greatest explorers, including mountaineers and BMC representatives. Read more »
The BMC is delighted to have appointed Doug Scott CBE and Lord (Tony) Greaves as Patrons. Read more »
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