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Maurice Wilson MC (21 April 1898 – c. 31 May 1934) was a British soldier, mystic, and aviator who is known for his ill-fated attempt to climb Mount Everest alone in 1934.
Aug 21, 2018 · Armed with a new pilot's license, but zero climbing experience, Maurice Wilson set out from London in 1933 with the intention of crash landing on the upper slopes of Everest and strolling to the summit.
Jul 18, 2023 · Maurice Wilson, an enigmatic figure from the early 20th century, captivated the world with his audacious ambitions and unwavering determination. Born in 1898 in England, Wilson’s life was a remarkable tale of adventure, becoming known for his ill-fated attempt to crash land a plane on Mount Everest and summit it in 1934.
Nov 25, 2021 · May 1933 - solitary adventurer Maurice Wilson sets off from a lonely airfield in Britain. His destination, Mt Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Dec 13, 2016 · On 31 May 1933 a Gypsy Moth plane landed at the Imperial Airways aerodrome in Muharraq. The pilot, Maurice Wilson, was a British civilian who intended to refuel at Bahrain before continuing on to India, via Sharjah.
Nov 9, 2020 · On 25 April, 2018, I walked across an unremarkable piece of Belgian countryside, attempting to commune with a dead man. I was writing a book about Maurice Wilson, who in 1933 had embarked on the...
Jun 17, 2023 · Maurice Wilson’s expedition to Mount Everest in 1934 is a remarkable and tragic tale in the history of mountaineering. Wilson, a British soldier and aviator, embarked on a daring mission to climb the world’s highest peak despite having no prior climbing experience.
I’ll climb Everest solo: the extraordinary story of Maurice Wilson. By his early thirties Maurice Wilson, a maverick Yorkshireman who had been injured and decorated in the First World War, considered his life adrift.
Oct 17, 2020 · The sky above North London burned blue the morning that Maurice Wilson steered his plane onto the grass runway at Stag Lane airfield. It was May 21, 1933. Wilson, a thirty-five-year-old...
Now the writer Ed Caesar, similarly captivated by the crazed early assault on Everest by the Yorkshireman Maurice Wilson, has told the extraordinary story of this intrepid ‘madman’ in an ...
