Editing Doug Scott (section)

===Charity work in Nepal===
{{anchor|Community Action Nepal|Community Action Treks}}
[[File:Photograph of Doug Scott in Nepal, December 2015.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Doug Scott.|Doug Scott in Nepal in 2015.]]
During Scott's climbing career, his understanding of the culture and the people in the regions where he climbed grew as he formed strong bonds and relationships. In 1991 he raised the funds and organised the installation of 17 fresh-water standpipes in [[Askole]], the last settlement before [[K2]], that reduced infant mortality by half.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doug Scott reveals the truth behind his dramatic first ascent of the Ogre in 1977|url=https://myoutdoors.co.uk/snippets/doug-scott-reveals-the-truth-behind-his-dramatic-first-ascent-of-the-ogre-in-1977|access-date=8 December 2020|website=myoutdoors.co.uk|language=en-GB|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208071155/https://myoutdoors.co.uk/snippets/doug-scott-reveals-the-truth-behind-his-dramatic-first-ascent-of-the-ogre-in-1977|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Ogre – Read the dramatic story of the first ascent – UIAA|url=https://www.theuiaa.org/mountaineering/theogre/|access-date=8 December 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928152833/https://www.theuiaa.org/mountaineering/theogre/|url-status=live}}</ref> He along with his wife Sharu Prabhu founded the charity ''Community Action Nepal'' (CAN), and spent much of his time fundraising for this cause and regularly visited some of the 60 CAN projects out in Nepal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL BECOMES SIXTH RECIPIENT OF UIAA MOUNTAIN PROTECTION AWARD – UIAA|url=https://www.theuiaa.org/uiaa/community-action-nepal-becomes-sixth-recipient-of-uiaa-mountain-protection-award/|access-date=21 October 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020194419/https://www.theuiaa.org/uiaa/community-action-nepal-becomes-sixth-recipient-of-uiaa-mountain-protection-award/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=7 December 2020|title=Doug Scott: Everest summit mountaineer dies aged 79|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-55220568|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208071212/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-55220568|url-status=live}}</ref> Scott & Prabhu were also advocates of [[responsible tourism]] & set up Community Action Treks (CAT) in 1989 to help improve conditions of labour in the trekking industry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Treks|first=Community Action|title=Responsible Tourism {{!}} Community Action Treks|date=9 April 2012|url=https://www.catreks.com/responsible-tourism/|access-date=8 December 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208071156/https://www.catreks.com/responsible-tourism/|url-status=live}}</ref> He received the [[British Guild of Travel Writers]] Tourism and Community Merit Award 1996, and CAT received the Responsible Tourism Award 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2005 Responsible Tourism Award winners|url=https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/responsible-tourism/travel-guide/2005-awards-winners|access-date=8 December 2020|website=responsibletravel.com|language=en|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922203846/https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/responsible-tourism/travel-guide/2005-awards-winners|url-status=live}}</ref> CAN was awarded the first British Expertise International (BEI) Charity Project of the Year Award along with CAN's partner, WYG, in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WYG and Community Action Nepal winners at British Expertise International Awards 2017 {{!}} WYG {{!}} Global Consultancy|url=https://www.wyg.com/news-and-press-releases/wyg-and-community-action-nepal-winners-at-british-expertise-international-awards-2017|access-date=8 December 2020|website=www.wyg.com|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208071156/https://www.wyg.com/news-and-press-releases/wyg-and-community-action-nepal-winners-at-british-expertise-international-awards-2017|url-status=live}}</ref>