The Guide

Chic leading a group across the Freshfields (Photo Doug McConnery)

1989-1992

• Over a period of four years Chic organized and led about thirty camps, courses and adventures for The Alpine Club of Canada. These included ski camps, summer climbing camps, leadership courses, rock climbing courses, winter climbing courses and ski mountaineering courses. Of special note was the Youth Camp which Chic founded and ran for two seasons, a ski traverse of the Southern Rockies from the Columbia Icefield to Kickinghorse Pass which was successfully guided and a guided climb of Mount Logan in which all six guests (including Don Forest aged 71 years!) reached the west peak.
• Over a period of four years Chic served on a number of committees for The Alpine Club of Canada including the publications committee, the camps committee, the Calgary Section climbing committee and the Lake Louise Alpine Centre marketing committee.

On the West Summit of Mt. Logan in 1991.
Left to Right: Don Forest, Unidentified, Chic Scott, Bill Louie, Terry Duncan (Lying down in front)
Don Forest celebrated his 71st birthday on the mountain.
(Photo by Bill Hawryschuk)

1989-1991

• Served for two years as a director of Mountain Equipment Co-op. Served on the planning, finance and environment committees and organized the twentieth anniversary celebrations.
  

The Bugaboos Ski Traverse Team
Left to Right: Chic Scott, Rod McGowan, Stan Wagon, and Tom Whitesides
(Photo Stan Wagon)

1990

• Guided the Rogers Pass to Bugaboos Ski Traverse.

1991

• Was given a special service award by The Alpine Club of Canada for “...devoted and exceptional service to the club far beyond ‘The Call of Duty’”.
• Made an expedition to the Pantheon Range in the Coast Mountains of BC and climbed a new route on Mount Vishnu.
• Was a founding member of the Bow Corridor Organization for Responsible Development (BowCORD) and served as membership secretary and treasurer for two years.
  

 

1992

• Guided, for the second time, the Southern Rockies Ski Traverse, from the Columbia Icefield to Kickinghorse Pass.