Doug Scott Memorial Lecture: An evening with Brian Hall in aid of CAN

Doug sadly passed away in 2020 but his legacy as a mountaineer and humanitarian still continues to inspire. In honour of Doug we are organising a second Memorial lecture at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. We believe that this event will be very popular so please secure your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

This event will raise money for Community Action Nepal, which was established by Doug Scott to improve the standard of living of remote mountain communities in Nepal by supporting health posts, schools and livelihood projects. For more information please visit the Community Action Nepal website.

If you need to contact us about this event, please email [email protected] or phone Phil and Sarah Powell (volunteers for Community Action Nepal) on 01865 778536.

About Brian Hall

After Leo Houlding's memorable lecture last year we are delighted to welcome the British mountaineer Brian Hall. Brian was part of the golden age of British Himalayan Mountaineering from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s with expeditions to Mount Everest in winter, K2, Jannu, Baltoro Kangri, Shivling, Chamling and Ogre 2. Brian was a close friend and climbing partner of Doug's; he climbed the North Buttress of Nuptse with him in 1979 and was part of Doug's Makalu expedition in 1984. Inspired by Doug who stepped away from siege-based expeditions, Brian was part of the next generation of climbers who pioneered light and fast Alpine style expeditions in the Himalaya and pushed this approach to the limit. Brian will talk about the outrageous adventures of his climbing friends who risked their lives to stand on the world's highest peaks. They thought it was a safer way to climb,but in the end the statistics show otherwise.

Brian is a prestigious film maker including 'Bonington; Mountaineer' and was involved in the film 'Touching the Void'.

Brian's presentation will be based based on his book 'High Risk: Climbing to Extinction', a critically acclaimed work that won the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature in 2022, the Himalayan Club Kekoo Naoroji Award in 2022 and the NZMFF Best Mountain & Adventure Narrative 2023.

Copies of the book 'High Risk' will be sold and signed by the author at the event. There will also be some CAN merchandise for sale and we hope to auction some signed mountain prints.

100% of the lecture takings will go to CAN, enabling the charity to build on Doug’s legacy by supporting health, education and livelihoods in the remote mountain communities in North Gorkha.

Host or Publisher Sarah Loving and Phil Powell