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	title:	Dougal Haston: The Philosophy Of Risk: The Philosophy of Risk
	author:	Jeff Connor
	format:	Paperback
	publisher:	Canongate Books
	released:	December 20, 2002
	isbn:	1841953407
	isbn-13:	9781841953403

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Not your run of the mill climbing book - Rated Dougal Haston was possibly the best high-altitude climber of his generation. He also had a wild and shambolic private life. This biography does not pull any punches. Great for the armchair climber reminds me...of me! - Rated sounds like a real charmer...He could fit in Duango, CO climbing scenc very well...The tough and aggressive always prevail. Thats the only way to go these days. Hedonist Climber - Rated I brought this biography because I had read of Haston in various expedition books and he seemed rather an enigmatic figure. This biography is meticulous in its approach and does not try to explain the man in the context of his times, instead the reader is left to judge Haston on the bear bones of his achievements and failings. That the latter dominate makes this a rather uncomfortable read though this is hardly the author's fault. The title of the biography 'The Philosophy of Risk' is never clearly explained which I found disappointing though this might have been because Haston did not appear to have a coherent philosophy of anything. On my reading of this biography Haston seems little more than an egocentric hedonist notable only for his immense physical strength at high altitude. Debunking Dougals legend - Rated Dougal haston was a hero of mine. Still is to an extent. However this book appears to be factually accurate and consequentially has changed my opinion. This is a warts n all rundown of Dougals life fromclimbing on railway bridges in currie, to climbing himlayan giants with bonington and co. He was far more of a nutcase than I originally gave him credit for. The reason why he was so good at altitude was his preparedness to go out on a limb. His achievements with scott and whillans were exceptional. However, I did not know he served 60 days in Barlinnie Jail, glasgow, for Causing death by drink driving. Probably forgivable if it wasnt for the fact that he drank and drove again afterwards. Idiot. A good read, that has changed my opinion of one of my heroes. I am not disappointed that I read it all the same

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Not your run of the mill climbing book - Rated 4/5
Dougal Haston was possibly the best high-altitude climber of his generation. He also had a wild and shambolic private life. This biography does not pull any punches. Great for the armchair climber

reminds me...of me! - Rated 5/5
sounds like a real charmer...He could fit in Duango, CO climbing scenc very well...The tough and aggressive always prevail.

Thats the only way to go these days.

Hedonist Climber - Rated 3/5
I brought this biography because I had read of Haston in various expedition books and he seemed rather an enigmatic figure. This biography is meticulous in its approach and does not try to explain the man in the context of his times, instead the reader is left to judge Haston on the bear bones of his achievements and failings. That the latter dominate makes this a rather uncomfortable read though this is hardly the author's fault. The title of the biography 'The Philosophy of Risk' is never clearly explained which I found disappointing though this might have been because Haston did not appear to have a coherent philosophy of anything. On my reading of this biography Haston seems little more than an egocentric hedonist notable only for his immense physical strength at high altitude.

Debunking Dougals legend - Rated 4/5
Dougal haston was a hero of mine. Still is to an extent. However this book appears to be factually accurate and consequentially has changed my opinion.
This is a warts n all rundown of Dougals life fromclimbing on railway bridges in currie, to climbing himlayan giants with bonington and co.

He was far more of a nutcase than I originally gave him credit for. The reason why he was so good at altitude was his preparedness to go out on a limb. His achievements with scott and whillans were exceptional.

However, I did not know he served 60 days in Barlinnie Jail, glasgow, for Causing death by drink driving. Probably forgivable if it wasnt for the fact that he drank and drove again afterwards. Idiot.

A good read, that has changed my opinion of one of my heroes. I am not disappointed that I read it all the same

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