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In High Places (Canongate Mountaineering Literature) (Paperback)

by Dougal Haston (Author), Doug Scott (Introduction)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd; New edition edition (May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0862417023
  • ISBN-13: 978-0862417024
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,353,075 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This biography looks at the life of Dougal Haston, one of Britain's great climbers. As a young teenager, Haston and his friends were introduced to the hills. An aesthetic appreciation for the mountains began to grow in the mind of this working-class 14 year old. His climbing exploits became widely recognized after his ascent of the North Face of the Eiger - a world first. There followed many spectacular climbs setting up new routes in many parts of the world, particularly in Scotland, the Alps and, of course, his celebrated ascent of Everest with Doug Scott. In 1977, at the age of 37, Dougal Haston died on a mountain, caught in an avalanche shilst skiing in the Alps. He became an icon for aspiring climbers, and remains one of the charismatic and inspiring figures in the history of climbing. Doug Scott tells how Dougal Haston's love of mountains arose, and all his most famous climbs are recounted.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Haston without explanation, 7 Jan 2002
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Dougal Haston could write very well, but this very selective autobiography isn't up to the standard of his best or anything like it. It recounts his 'progress in mountaineering' from scaling the 'Railway Wa's' of Currie near Edinburgh to Everest, and insofar as Haston assembled a formidable list of fierce ascents, often pushed through against the odds in grim conditions, it is undoubtedly of historic record value. But it does nothing for mountain literature - partly because Haston seems never quite to have decided whether he was aiming at the general reader or a climbing audience - or to illuminate the man or his motivation. Even Haston's 'closest friends' seem to have found it near-impossible to penetrate his shell of dour introspection, and there's practically nothing in this book to help understand his almost maniacal drive and the more anti-social and alienating elements of his behaviour (only part of which is acknowledged in this account).

The suspicion, if anything heightened by more recent writing including Jefff Connor's biography, is that Haston never really knew what he was about himself: a disappointment to those who have set him up as a kind of enigmatic guru of modern climbing. But that elusiveness and the sheer dynamic force of the man will probably ensure that he will continue to be a charismatic figure nonetheless, and that young climbers will continue to find inspiration in the brash energy of this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Dougal the Great, 3 Feb 2000
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OK, so this isn't the greatest mountaineering book ever, but it still deserves a read, simply by virtue of being written by Dougal Haston, probably the greatest British climber since the war. He doesn't give much away, and one is always wondering what other people thought of him, but the most important thing about him was that he was a magnificent climber, who will be remembered for three ground-breaking ascents (albeit during the large expedition era): the Eiger Direct in 1966 (when John Harlin died), Annapurna South Face in 1972 with Don Whillans, and Everest South-West Face in 1975 with Doug Scott. Apparently he wrote a novel - but I don't think I'll be going to look for it.
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