UKC ARTICLE: The Education of A Mountaineer by Stevie Haston

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Mick Ryan

Trad climber

Kendal, English Lake District

Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 30, 2010 - 01:38am PT

There is little doubt that Stevie Haston is the UK's most accomplished all-round climber and alpinist. His record speaks for itself. His appetite for climbing is vast.

For the last 40 years he has bouldered hard, climbed bold routes in great style, soloed routes near the edge of his ability, redpointed and onsighted hard sport routes, established and repeated some of the world's hardest ice and mixed routes, and made some impressive fast solos of alpine routes, including 80 ascents of ED+ in the Mont Blanc massif.

Where most of the top climbers of the 70's and 80's have taken a back seat, Stevie Haston at 52, is still going strong. In 2009 he redpointed 9a and established some hard bold routes at Craig Doris in North Wales.

WE HAVE TWO ARTICLES

The World of Stevie Haston: The Education of a Mountaineer

and

Stevie Haston - The Timeline

and forum threads associated with these articles for your comment.

Mick Ryan
Senior Editor
UKClimbing.com

klk

Trad climber

cali

Apr 30, 2010 - 11:25am PT

this deserves a bump.

haston isn't a great literary stylist, but the story of his childhood is wonderful.

his career has been amazing--

James Doty

Trad climber

Idyllwild, Ca.

Apr 30, 2010 - 12:44pm PT

.9a at 51 is pretty inspiring for us old f*#ks.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Apr 30, 2010 - 12:51pm PT

Amazing career, an amazing guy, I just wish he wasn't so bitter.

klk

Trad climber

cali

Apr 30, 2010 - 04:20pm PT

They put together the bus fare to get the hell out.

Pretty much a good, single-sentence history of British imperialism.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Apr 30, 2010 - 04:25pm PT

Tami,
I suppose the wet weather can effect the psyche. Last I heard Stevie and Laurance were living in the Pyrenees and raising rabbits for restaurants.

Mattq331

Mountain climber

Boulder/UK

Apr 30, 2010 - 04:37pm PT

As an Ex-Pat, I can assure you that I LOVED climbing in Britain - nowhere else comes close frankly in terms of variety and quality. And Ben Nevis may be small by mountain standards, but anyone who has climbed there in winter will tell you that it fights well above its weight - hard core.

I just hated LIVING in Britain. The country sucks. The weather sucks. Most of the inmates suck.

Stevie is an animal and an inspiration.