The Ill-Fated Insane 1934 Mt. Everest Solo Expedition by Newbie Climber Maurice Wilson
During the past 100+ years, thousands of people have attempted to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Most have been experienced climbers who attempted the climb as a part of a team, using supplemental oxygen and following the instructions of an even more experienced guide. Still, there have been many others who preferred to go at it alone – without any help of any kind – and for them, the expedition typically does not end well. Even those who make it to the top alone often die during descent. The first person to successfully make a solo climb of Mt. Everest was Reinhold Messner, one of the greatest mountaineers of all time, and it didn’t happen until 1980, 27 years after Edmund Hillary became the first confirmed person to reach the summit. Maurice Wilson However, 56 years before Messner’s achievement, there was a man who made one of the most insane attempts to reach the summit of Everest in the history of the mountain. His name was Maurice Wilson and his plan was to crash land a...