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Climber
and Skier
Chic Scott on Mount Yamnuska
1965
- New
routes on Ships Prow Buttress near Canmore and the
north buttress of Mount Stephen, near Field, BC.
1966
- First
winter ascent of Mount Hungabee, a leading edge winter
climb in the Rockies at the time.
The
Jasper to Lake Louise Ski Traverse Team
Left
to Right: Don Gardner, Chic Scott, Charlie Lock, Neil
Liske
(Photo
Don Gardner)
1967
- Jasper
to Lake Louise High Level Ski Traverse. This was the
first successful completion of this tour and introduced
Nordic equipment into ski mountaineering in Canada
(300 km, 21 days).
Chic
Scott on the Jasper to Lake Louise Ski Traverse (Photo
Don Gardner)
1967
- First
winter ascent of Mount Assiniboine. This was the most
serious winter climb to date in the Rockies and a
great prize.
Chic
Scott on the Dru (Photo Lloyd MacKay)
1968
- In
this year Chic travelled to Europe. For five of the
next seven summers he climbed extensively in the Alps
making ascents of many serious routes such as the
Dent d’Herens north face, the Gervesutti Pillar
on Mont Blanc du Tacul, the north face of the Aiguille
du Dru, the north face of the Aiguille de Triolet,
the Swiss Direct route on the north face of Les Courtes
and a new route on the north face of the Aiguille
d’Argentiere.
During these summers he was employed by the International
School of Mountaineering (Director Dougal Haston)
in Leysin, Switzerland, and, in a guiding capacity,
made ascents of routes such as the Sentinel Rouge
on the Brenva Face of Mont Blanc, the north buttress
of the Aiguille du Chardonnet, the Hornli Ridge on
the Matterhorn and the Whymper Couloir on the Aiguille
Verte. His last summer in Europe was spent working
for Universal Studios making the Clint Eastwood film
‘The Eiger Sanction’.
Chic
Scott on the Swiss Direct Route - Les Courtes North
Face (Photo Lloyd MacKay)
Chic
Scott on the Summit of Myagdi Matha (Photo Roger Brook)
1973
- Completed
the high level ski traverse from Rogers Pass to the
Bugaboos (130 km, 15 days).
- Represented
Canada at the International Climbers Meet in Chamonix,
France.
- Joined
a British expedition to Nepal, which attempted to
climb Dhaulagiri IV (25,133’/7661 m).
- Reached
the summit of Myagdi Matha (21,000’/6400 m) the
first Himalayan mountain climbed by a Canadian.
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