Dougal Haston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dougal Haston

British mountain climber

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1940

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1977

Profession: mountaineer, explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dougal Haston (19 April 1940 – 17 January 1977), was a Scottish mountaineer famed for his exploits in the British Isles, Alps, and Himalayas.
Later focusing on guiding and instruction, he became director of the International School of Mountaineering at Leysin, Switzerland, in 1967, a role which he held till his death in an avalanche while skiing above Leysin ten years later.