Maurice Wilson wanted to crash land a plane and walk to the top of Everest but couldn’t fly or climb
For nearly a century, all those hoping to conquer Mount Everest, and to stab their country’s flag into the ice at the top of the world, have faced a delicate balancing act involving fitness, cost, risk, preparation, fear and bravado. All, that is, bar Maurice Wilson, a salesman from Yorkshire who tackled the highest peak … Read more