William Douglas


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From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 1863
Date of death 1932
Age between 68 and 70 years old
Gender Male
Groups
Scottish Mountaineering Club Vice-President 1925–1927
Member 1891–1913

William Douglas joined the Scottish Mountaineering Club in December 1890, contributed over fifty articles and notes to its Journal and edited it for eighteen years. He climbed between 1895 and 1912 in Switzerland, the Dolomites, France, Italy, the Canadian Rockies, Norway and the Jura, including a traverse of the Meije, and the great boulder at the foot of the Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis is the Club's memorial to him. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 115 - Vol 20 - Apr 1933 /library/7021/smcj-number-115---vol-20---apr-1933

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16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

Quick Info

From United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Date of birth 1863
Date of death 1932
Age between 68 and 70 years old
Gender Male
Groups
Scottish Mountaineering Club Vice-President 1925–1927
Member 1891–1913

William Douglas joined the Scottish Mountaineering Club in December 1890, contributed over fifty articles and notes to its Journal and edited it for eighteen years. He climbed between 1895 and 1912 in Switzerland, the Dolomites, France, Italy, the Canadian Rockies, Norway and the Jura, including a traverse of the Meije, and the great boulder at the foot of the Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis is the Club's memorial to him. [1]

References

[1] Obituary in SMCJ Number 115 - Vol 20 - Apr 1933 /library/7021/smcj-number-115---vol-20---apr-1933

Contributors
16 contributions since 10th October 2026.

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