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I'll Climb Mount Everest Alone : The Story of Maurice Wilson
Author(s): Roberts, Dennis
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Good |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Impression: | 1st Impression |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Robert Hale |
| Publication Year: | 1957 |
| Publication Place: | UK |
| Book ID: | 001046 |
| Catalogue(s): | Hobbies, Activities and Pastimes |
158pp. Indexed. Black and white plate illustrations. Green cloth covered boards (clean and sharp), in a pictorial dust jacket (with small loss at base on front and lightly chipped on upper edges). Internally bright, clean crisp. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. An account of a wild and eccentric attempt in 1934 to fly single-handed to Everest & climb it alone by Capt M. Wilson, based on this diary found after his death. He was convinced that fasting and prayer would take him to the top.
Keywords:
mountaineering
everest
climbing
diary
