Legendary mountaineer Doug Scott will be telling the story of how he and Dougal Haston made the first ascent of the massive South West Face of Everest in September 1975, in Exeter on Wednesday 26 October at 7.00 pm (doors open 6.00 pm).
Doug and Dougal were the first Britons to stand on the summit of Everest. Their epic climb would go down in mountaineering history as ‘Everest the Hard Way’.
Using a lightweight approach, Doug went on to continue his outstanding mountaineering career, making over forty first ascents in the Himalaya and Greater Ranges. He also felt a need to set out to help the mountain people of Nepal who had helped him achieve these climbs and did this by setting up the charity Community Action Nepal. Doug will provide an update on the progress made with reconstruction of CAN projects, such as health posts and schools, which were so badly damaged by the Nepal earthquakes in 2015.
Before the talks and during intervals there will be a sale of Nepalese goods and of signed framed mountain prints. Doug will also be signing copies of the first volume of his autobiography Up And About. Proceeds from the lecture tour will go to supporting the work of Community Action Nepal .
Venue: Barnfield Theatre, Barnfield Road, Exeter EX1 1SN
Tickets: £16 from the theatre box office (01392 271808) or book online
For information about other dates and venues for the Everest the Hard Way lecture tour and other upcoming Doug Scott lectures, visit the CAN website.