The Dougal Haston Stone in Currie, Edinburgh.
The Dougal Haston Stone - Currie, Edinburgh
Dougal Haston – 19 April 1940-17 January 1977 – was a Scottish mountaineer born in Currie.
- First to climb the south face of Annapurna on an expedition led by Chris Bonington
- First to climb Mount Everest by the south-west face with Doug Scott - expedition led by Bonington
- Haston was killed, whilst skiing alone, in an avalanche in Leysin, Switzerland in 1977.
- He is buried at Leysin, Switzerland.
The Dougal Haston Stone Inscription
