Haston, Duncan Curdy McSporran (mountaineer)
Dates
- Existence: 1940 - 1977
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence between the authors and climbers involved in the ascent and the publication. , 1966.
Digital copies of photographs taken by Peter Gillman of John Harlin and Dougal Haston., 2009-2018.
Photographs taken by Peter Gillman of Dougal Haston and John Harlin on ther Eiger, with some taken of Haston at Cerro Torre. The digital files were created between 2009 and 2018.
Letters to Peter Gillman and Dougal Haston relating to the publication of ‘Eiger Direct’., 1966.
Manuscript of parts of 'Eiger Direct' by Dougal Haston., 1966.
In the published version of 'Eiger Direct', the main narrative is interspersed with sections written by Dougal Haston. The manuscripts here relate to those sections. They are corrected and annotated throughout.
There are also some manuscript notes included in the hand of Haston.
Manuscripts and drafts of 'Eiger Direct'., 1966.
There are here the manuscripts for 'Eiger Direct' of both Dougal Haston and Peter Gillman. There is also a typescript of the Gillman section.
Open reel tape recordings of the radio communication between the climbers on the north face of the Eiger and the rest of the team at Kleine Scheidegg; with digital copies and transcriptions of the audio., 1966.
The audio tapes provide detailed insight into the efforts and trials of the team of climbers during their attempt to climb the north face of the Eiger. The team discuss a range of topics, especially the weather, health of the team members, equipment and immediate plans for how to continue to the ascent.
Papers and records relating to the climbing of the north face of the Eiger., 1966-2018.
The records here all relate to the climbing of the Eiger by a British-American team in March 1966.
Theys here include route plans, notes, receipts and photographs, as well as tapes recording communication between the climbers on the mountain face and their support team at Kleine Scheidegg.
Papers relating to the climb featured in and the publication of 'Eiger Direct', by Dougal Haston, Peter Gillman and Chris Bonington.
Photographs by Peter Gillman depicting Dougal Haston; with some digital photographs of Dougal Haston and John Harlin., 1966.
Photographs taken by Peter Gillman of Dougal Haston.
Digital copies of photographs of Dougal Haston and John Harlin on the Eiger, March 1966.
Photographs of Dougal Haston by Peter Gillman., 1966.
Two photographs of Dougal Haston taken by Peter Gillman.
Records relating to the publication of ‘Eiger Direct’ by Dougal Haston, Peter Gillman and Chris Bonington., 1966.
Peter Gillman and Dougal Haston wrote a book about the ascent of the north face of the Eiger, with the photographs of Chris Bonington. This was entitled 'Eiger Direct' and was publsihed by Collins in 1966. The records in this series all relate to that publication.
Reel 1 of the recorded communications between the climbers and the support team., 1966.
The conversations recorded here provide detailed insight into the climb and the various problems the team encountered. The main subject of conversations include the weather, the movements of the German climbing team, the plans and options for the ascent, media coverage and the health of the team members.
Reel 2 of the recorded communications between the climbers and the support team., 1966.
The conversations recorded here provide detailed insight into the climb and the various problems the team encountered. The main subject of conversations include the weather, the movements of the German climbing team, the plans and options for the ascent, media coverage and the health of the team members. There is also some discussion following the death of John Harlin regarding whether the climb should continue.
Route descriptions for the ascent of the north face of the Eiger., 1966.
There are here two descriptions of the route taken by the British-American team.
The first is a typed route description, annotated by Dougal Haston.
The second is a manuscript route description of the First Band section written by Layton Kor.
Two reels of audio tape of the recorded radio communications between the climbers on the north face of the Eiger and the support team at Kleine Scheidigg., 1966.
The two tapes here record the radio communications between the team during the ascent on the Eiger.
Typescript of 'Eiger Direct', by Peter Gillman and Dougal Haston; with a photograph of the Eiger ., 1966.
The typescript contains all 12 chapters of 'Eiger Direct'. It has been corrected and annotated throughout.
With the typescipt is a photograph of the mountain, with an overlay showing the route taken by the team and key points of the climb.