I’ll Climb Mount Everest Alone: The Story of Maurice Wilson
Author(s):
Roberts, Dennis
Copyright: 1957, Hale, London
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.158, photo frontis, 18 bw photos, 3 maps, green cloth
Condition: inscribed by Roberts 1965, dj chipped top/bottom spine, 3” tear back, unclipped, good+, cloth tight, near fine
Wilson, with no climbing experience, flew to India in 1934 and climbed solo to Everest’s North Col. His body was found by Eric Shipton and Charles Warren in 1935. Copies signed by Roberts are quite scarce.
Neate R46, SB R13, Yak R128.