What is Doug Scott?
[[File:Doug Scott in 2015 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Douglas Keith Scott''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (29 May 1941 – 7 December 2020) was an English [[Mountaineering|mountaineer]]. He was born in [[Nottingham]], [[Nottinghamshire]]. He was known for being on the team that made the [[1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition|first ascent]] of the south-west face of [[Mount Everest]] on 24 September 1975.<ref>[[Piolet d'Or]] {{cite web|url=http://www.pioletsdor.com/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D153%26Itemid%3D273%26lang%3Den |title=Piolet d'or carrière 2011 |access-date=4 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715085056/http://www.pioletsdor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=153&Itemid=273&lang=en |archive-date=15 July 2011 }}</ref> In early 2020, Scott was diagnosed with [[brain cancer]] and [[lymphoma]]. He died on 7 December 2020 from the diseases, aged 79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/12/doug_scott_dies_aged_79-72650|title=NEWSFLASH: Doug Scott dies aged 79|website=Ukclimbing.com|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208005720/https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/12/doug_scott_dies_aged_79-72650|url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Doug}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:British mountain climbers]] [[Category:English writers]] [[Category:People from Nottingham]] {{Biography-stub}}