-Duncan Curdy MacSporran (Dougal) Haston died on the 17th of January, 1977. Dougal Haston was one of the greatest mountain climbers that Scotland ever produced. In the space of sixteen furious years, between 1959 and 1976, he made his name as a world famous mountaineer, with landmark ascents in his native Scotland and the world’s greatest mountain ranges. And, whilst he never ascended to the top of the popularity rankings, he did, literally, climb to the top of the world. He became internationally famous in the 1970s, due to his success on Chris Bonington’s high profile expeditions to Annapurna and Everest. Haston has been described as “laconic” and a “hardman” and one of the “beautiful people” of fashionable, 1970s Leysin, in Switzerland, which is where he suffered an untimely demise at the age of thirty-six, in an avalanche whilst skiing. Interestingly, he wrote a novel called ‘Calculated Risk’, which was printed posthumously. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The track up to the cache is good. Cache container is a camo pill tub so remember to press down on lid while turning it. There is no room for swaps so remember to bring a pen or pencil to sign log. Cache is placed just off the track.
I have placed two other caches close by.
There are lovely views of the river Clyde and if you are lucky you may see some red or roe deer, red squirrels or buzzards.
Hope you enjoy the cache and scenery