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Like it or not taking risks, by a total commitment to the mountain and the vagaries of the weather, is essential for the greater satisfaction to be derived from mountaineering.

Doug Scott

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Doug Scott
Age: 79 †
Born: 1941
Born: May 29
Died: 2020
Died: December 7
Mountaineer
Douglas Keith Scott
Essential
Vagaries
Essentials
Mountaineering
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Mountain
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Climbing
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