![]() But he had pluck, daring and a vision - he wanted to be the first man to stand on top of the world. ![]() In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan: he would fly a Gipsy Moth aeroplane from England to Everest, crash land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit - all utterly alone. 'A small classic of the biographer's art' Sunday Times A fine, fine slice of history by a truly special writer who proves time and time again that he is among the best of his generation' Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets ![]() 'One of the best books ever written about the early attempts to conquer Everest. ![]() SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2021 WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH BEST SPORTS WRITING AWARD 2021 ![]()
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