Record Number: 18404
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'About 300 yards above Camp III we found the body of Maurice Wilson, who had atempted to climb Mount Everest alone the previous year and about whom nothing more had been heard. From a diary we found on his body and from subsequent enquiries we were able to piece together his curious story.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 15 Jun 1935 and 15 Jul 1935
Country:Tibet
Timen/a
Place:other location: probably at Camp III on Everest (Tibet approach), below North Col
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:mountaineers
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:unknown
Country of Experience:Tibet
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[diary]
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, personal diary
Form of Text:Manuscript: Codex, Diary
Publication Detailsn/a
ProvenanceFound
Source Information:
Record ID:18404
Source:Eric Shipton
Editor:n/a
Title:Upon That Mountain: in The Six Mountain Travel Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1999 (1943)
Vol:n/a
Page:424
Additional Comments:
The source text is Shipton's autobiographical memoir of various climbing and formative experiences. Here the reference is to the 1935 Everest Reconnaisance Expedition whose members also included Bill Tilman and Michael Spender.
Citation:
Eric Shipton, Upon That Mountain: in The Six Mountain Travel Books, (London, 1999 (1943)), p. 424, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18404, accessed: 24 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Maurice Wilson died in 1933 attempting, for quasi spiritual motives, a solo ascent of Everest with minimal equipment and no porters or Sherpas.
