<p>Don Whillans has an iconic significance for generations of climbers. His epoch-making first ascent of Annapurna's South Face achieved with Dougal Haston in 1970 remains one of the most impressive climbs ever made - but behind this and all his other formidable achievements lies a tough recalcitrant reality: the character of the man himself.<br><br>Whillans carried within himself a sense of personal invincibility forceful direct and uncompromising. It gave him sporting superstar status - the flawed heroism of a Best a McEnroe an Ali. In his own circle his image was the working-class hero on the rock-face laconic and bellicose ready to go to war with the elements or with any human who crossed his path on a bad day.</p>
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