Mountain Guru - The Life of Doug Scott

A legend among mountaineers, Doug Scott's expeditions, undertaken over a period of four decades, are unparalleled achievements. This book describes the extraordinary drama of them all, from the Himalayas 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.

About the author

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 completaed 'compleated' (in inverted commas) her Scottish Munros in 1996.
Stephen Venables is a British mountaineer and writer, and is a past president of the South Georgia Association and of the Alpine Club. He was the first Briton to climb Everest without supplementary oxygen.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Moorehead, Moorehead Catherine
• Assisted by: Stephen Venables (Foreword)
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781780278315
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-831-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering, Travel writing, Climbing and mountaineering, Biography: adventurers and explorers, SPORTS & RECREATION / Rock Climbing