In reply to thedatastream:
I used a Haston Alpiniste 60+15 on my first Chamonix trip in the 70's, the purple one with the centre zip and I have a 45+ 10 Alpiniste from the 90's in blue which is in perfect condition, and in my own personal opinion was the finest version of the model that they produced, and Made in Accrington, in fact, picked up from the factory in Accrington. I might be persuaded to part with this for the right money as it is just hanging in a cupboard along with a 35ltr MacPac sac which also gets no use these days due to age and illness