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Dougal Haston

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Dougal Haston

Birth
Currie, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Death
17 Jan 1977 (aged 36)
Leysin, District d'Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland
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Leysin, District d'Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland Add to Map
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Adventurer. A renowned mountain climber from Scotland, he gained fame with the first ascent of "The Bat" in 1959. Haston went on to make his name as mountaineer in the Alps and greater ranges. In 1966 he was part of the team that made the first winter ascent of the Eiger Nordwand. He also achieved the first ascent of the South West face of Mount Everest in September 1975. Haston was the Director of the International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland. He was killed in an avalanche in Leysin, Switzerland in 1977.
Adventurer. A renowned mountain climber from Scotland, he gained fame with the first ascent of "The Bat" in 1959. Haston went on to make his name as mountaineer in the Alps and greater ranges. In 1966 he was part of the team that made the first winter ascent of the Eiger Nordwand. He also achieved the first ascent of the South West face of Mount Everest in September 1975. Haston was the Director of the International School of Mountaineering in Leysin, Switzerland. He was killed in an avalanche in Leysin, Switzerland in 1977.

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  • Originally Created by: Lisa
  • Added: Nov 19, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6939823/dougal-haston: accessed ), memorial page for Dougal Haston (19 Apr 1940–17 Jan 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6939823, citing Cimetière de Leysin, Leysin, District d'Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland; Maintained by Find a Grave.