Dougal Haston
(1940-1977)
Died aged 36
Wikidata WikipediaDuncan "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.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
The "Dougal Haston Stone" This stone commemorates the historic achievements of international climber Dougal Haston., a Currie boy who went on to become the first climber to conquer Everest by the south west face and the first Briton to conquer the north face of the Eiger. He later died in an avalanche in Switzerland in 1977 aged 36.
, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they lived near