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Duncan "Dougal" Curdy MacSporran Haston (19 April 1940 – 17 January 1977) was a Scottish mountaineer noted for his exploits in the British Isles, Alps, and the Himalayas. From 1967 he was the director of the International School of Mountaineering at Leysin, Switzerland, a role he held until his death in an avalanche while skiing above Leysin.
- 19 April 1940, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland
- Mountaineer
- 17 January 1977 (aged 36), Leysin, Switzerland
Dec 15, 2001 · Dougal Haston: The Philosophy of Risk, by Jeff Connor, is published by Canongate at (pounds) 16.99 on January 22. Herald and Times archive. Share.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Dougal Haston, a Scottish mountaineer who died in a skiing accident in 1977. Read a tribute from his friend Robin Campbell and see his photos from the UK, the Alps and the Himalaya.
Sep 24, 2021 · Learn how Dougal Haston and Doug Scott, two of the most experienced climbers in the world, led the British team of the 1975 Everest Expedition, which conquered the south-west face of the highest mountain in the world. Read their stories, challenges and achievements in this blog post by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
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Dec 8, 2020 · Scott and his Scottish partner, Dougal Haston, were part of Chris Bonington’s 1975 expedition to climb Everest the “hard way”, via the south-west face. Having left their top camp soon after ...
Feb 1, 2018 · Currie lad Dougal Haston went from rambling around the Pentland Hills to being one of the first British climbers to conquer Everest, choosing a route up the South West face that had never been climbed before, and has not been attempted since. Dougal Haston on Hilary Step. Born in Currie in 1940 Dougal Haston had the urge to climb from a young ...
Jan 19, 1977 · LEYSIN, Switzerland, Jan. 18 (AP)—Dougal Haston, a Scottish mountain climber who had scaled some of the world's most formidable peaks including Mt. Everest, died in an avalanche near this Swiss ...
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