A Book Review by Mike Nash, a member of the Caledonia Ramblers Two new biographical books were published in 2025 by women climbers seeking personal validation and relief, in climbing, from a dysfunctional childhood in one instance, and a relationship trauma in the other. Superficially similar, they are strikingly different stories. ‘Enough: Climbing Toward a True Self on Mount Everest’ by Melissa Arnot Reid (New York, 2025) is [...]
Mountain Guru: The Life of Doug Scott, by Catherine Moorehead - A Book Review by Mike Nash, a member of Caledonia Ramblers - Doug Scott was a preeminent climber, mountaineer and philanthropist of the last half-century. In 1975, with Dougal Haston, he made the first British ascent of Mount Everest, which they achieved via a new route on the southwest face. Summiting late in the day, they were [...]
The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) has just announced a coming addition to the ACC’s hut network, a new hut at Robson Pass: "More than two decades in the planning, when completed it will serve as a gateway to the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies and the surrounding area. The hut will be at Robson Pass, 24 km from the Mount Robson Visitor Information Centre, and about [...]
