Climber  |  MarApr21
WELCOME
It’s becoming a habit I wish didn’t happen but it seems that in most
issues I talk about the loss of a great climber. Sadly, this issue is more
of the same following the death of one of Britain’s and the world’s most
celebrated mountaineers, Doug Scott. I fi rst met Doug Scott when I was
a young man new to climbing – along with a couple of friends we went
along to hear him speak at The Winding Wheel in Chesterfi eld, my fi rst
climbing lecture too so, personally, an amazing experience. I had read
about his exploits including the 1975 Everest South West Face expedition
and subsequent fi rst ascent in a large picture book bought for me
when I was a child starting to show an interest in the outdoors.
I was captivated by his stories that night as he certainly had a way with
words and, to top it all, I won the raffl e prize of a signed copy of the book he co-authored with Alex MacIntyre, The Shishapangma Expedition plus asigned poster and a handshake from the man. Sadly, the poster is long gone but I still have the book. Over the years, as I became more entrenched inthe climbing scene through my photography and media work, I met Dougon numerous occasions and it was still always a humbling experience. Healways had time for a chat whether it was about my climbing, his latestexpedition or his invaluable charitable work with Community Action Nepal (CAN). He will be sorely missed and for those of you who knew little abouthim you can read the thoughts of others who knew him well in this magazine.
Elsewhere we have a superbly illustrated article by a newcomer to
Climber, Lena Drapella, to showcase the iconic and stunning Cheddar Gorgeand the sport climbing within its limestone walls. In addition to this thelegendary Lancashire character and climber, Geoff Hibbert, writes aboutthe lost world of Egerton, a gritstone quarry close to Bolton.
Dave
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Climber MarApr21.