The Kid From Currie

[Uinneag]

Found this one years ago

Anyone know where

Mind you the plaque gives it away somewhat

 

[Deleted account rno]

Never met Mike but I've done a few routes with Doug back in late 80's, early 90's. Sound bloke.

Respect to you Alastair

 

[Uinneag]

Here's another Currie Kid

Here's another Currie Kid

 

[zdaveuk]

Thast on the wall near St Barts hospital in London , which is where Wallace was executed , close to Smithfield market I think, very apt still butcher animals of one sort of another, an they call us Barbarians !!!


BTW COME ON CROATIA !!!!

 

[arcboutant]

aye Johnny....

'Found this one years ago'

but they never mention his ma' was wan o' oor lot.

 

[Uinneag]

Thast on the wall near St Barts hospital in London , which is where Wallace was executed , close to Smithfield market I think, very apt still butcher animals of one sort of another, an they call us Barbarians !!!


BTW COME ON CROATIA !!!!

Thats the place

 

[turnipbmw]

If you wanted to be very cruel, you could suggest the Haston memorial as a landmark in the RBR.

http://www.roundbritainrally.co.uk/

 

[Uinneag]

'Found this one years ago'

but they never mention his ma' was wan o' oor lot.

Moto translated

I will give you safety by strength

 

[Deleted account W]

Climbed all over the UK and spent two seasons climbing in the French Alps with Mick in the early 80's.

Had a dig around and found a picture of me and Mick climbing ice falls at the side of a road in Sweden

 

[arcboutant]

Oonyack he say.'

'I will give you safety by strength'
well done that man.

also...............

'his sister Margaret, was the wife of Sir Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie, and the mother of William Wallace, the Scottish freedom fighter, although a recent translation of Wallace's Seal suggests that the freedom fighter's father's actual Christian name was Alan.' ooer

 

[Deleted account rno]

Interesting post Ronno, very surprising that no one knew about him.

Is it worth a pic?

I would be interested in seeing it and what they said about him.

I had my camera when I passed through Currie today. I can never quite fathom out why the plaque and memorial to Dougal seem so cold and impersonal.

 

[garfield]

really enjoyed reading this thread.....

 

[Alte Wolf]

Thanks Ronno, hadn't realised he was the first Briton to scale the North Face of the Eiger either

Nice pics as usual

 

[Uinneag]

Thanks Ronno, hadn't realised he was the first Briton to scale the North Face of the Eiger either

Nice pics as usual

I'm sure it wis Clint Eastwood

Guid story Ronno bet it took longer tae find this thread again than the memorial

 

[Deleted account rno]

I'm sure it wis Clint Eastwood

Nearly right. DH was the stunt co-ordinator on that movie

 

[Coolcarbon]

Thanks Ronno....very interesting thread..

 

[cunning fox]

Nearly right. DH was the stunt co-ordinator on that movie

i'm sure Hamish MacInnes had some thing to do wi that one too, or was it "where eagles dare" maybe

 

[Deleted account rno]

i'm sure Hamish MacInnes had some thing to do wi that one too, or was it "where eagles dare" maybe

Yer right. Hamish was drafted in by Dougal Haston to help with a particularly difficult technical stunt (the one where Clint Eastwood cuts the rope and falls backwards).

 

[JD13]

Ahh Ronno i am a Currie boy born and bred and i live only 2 minutes from the Haston Memorial. I never really knew much about him till i started reading his book but the places he mentions in it are where i played in my youth, next time your round that way let me know and i,ll treat you to a pint in the lovely Kinleith in Juniper Green

JD

 

[Deleted account rno]

Ahh Ronno i am a Currie boy born and bred and i live only 2 minutes from the Haston Memorial. I never really knew much about him till i started reading his book but the places he mentions in it are where i played in my youth, next time your round that way let me know and i,ll treat you to a pint in the lovely Kinleith in Juniper Green

JD

Cheers JD

Ronno