33 min listen
An extraordinary Everest adventure
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the 1930s, eccentric aviator Maurice Wilson hatched a wild plan to fly from England to Everest in a Gypsy Moth plane, and then climb to the top of the mountain solo. Ed Caesar talks about the remarkable story that inspired his new book, The Moth and the Mountain.
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Released:
Nov 16, 2020
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Podcast episode
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