David John Scott Cook (4 August 1941 – 25 February 1993) was a British communist activist, also known as a rock climber.
He then became a teacher in Leeds and was active in the Young Communist League, eventually becoming its full-time National Organiser, based in London.
[1] Involved in rock climbing since his school days,[1] Cook became a prominent writer on the subject.
In particular, he championed the role of cultural history in writing on mountaineering, and on the importance of including feminist perspectives.
But by 1981, his role had been circumscribed by opponents in the party, and he left to work at a children's support union, also devoting time to the Campaign Against Racist Laws.