Maurice Wilson
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Maurice Wilson
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Maurice Wilson MC was a British soldier, mystic, and aviator who is known for his ill-fated attempt to climb Mount Everest alone in 1934. Often characterised as "eccentric", Wilson wished to climb Everest as a platform to promote his belief that the world's ills could be solved by a combination of fasting and faith in God. Despite his lack of mountaineering or flying experience, he succeeded in flying from Britain to India, surreptitiously entering Tibet and climbing as high as 6,920 metres (22,
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British soldier, mystic, and aviator
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Wilson
date created:
2006-05-18T15:59:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T07:53:25Z
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