Charley French, a restless innovator with countless engineering contributions to SCOTT and the sports industry as a whole. Fueled by his own passion for the mountains, French never ceased to evolve and better the gear he created and used. A Story of Innovation explains the origin for some of the most iconic SCOTT products from the man himself.The sport of skiing was revolutionized with a technical innovation from Ed SCOTT, a talented engineer and ski racer living in Sun Valley, Idaho. Ed SCOTTs invention of the first tapered aluminium ski pole immediately replaced the sports existing use of bamboo and steel.That revolutionary invention launched a new brand, SCOTT, and fundamentally positioned SCOTT as a technical product leader in the skiing market. Ed SCOTTs initial vision of technical innovation would serve as the cornerstone company philosophy as the brand matured and expanded to new markets.