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While the life and death of Dougal Haston remains absolutely fascinating, Jeff Connor's work does not lend itself to properly highlighting the man who revolutionized the climbing world of the 1950s and 60s. The first half of the book wastes time and space describing climbs that are never attributed to a map, so the reader is lost in trying to decipher where and when Dougal and friends were climbing. Once the book starts actually discussing Dougal and his personality, much of the content is lost as the writer constantly quotes pages of text and speaking from other people--some of whom aren't properly introduced, which sends the reader on a hunt for information. In the end, Jeff Connor claims to have significant insight into the life of Dougal Haston, and while it is all quite interesting, I don't think the resources he had available to him were fully exhausted, and I am left with more questions than answers.