caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date alt known_for image article_title name occupation
maurice before his flight to india wilson with his aeroplane , ever wrest , 31 may 1934 mount everest bradford british 21 april 1898 maurice before his flight to india wilson with his aeroplane , ever wrest , attempted solo ascent of everest maurice wilson.jpg maurice wilson
 maurice wilson mountaineer , aviator and soldier
maurice wilson

maurice wilson mc -lrb- 21 april 1898 -- 1934 -rrb- was a british soldier , mystic , mountaineer and aviator who is known for his ill-fated attempt to climb mount everest alone in 1934 .
often characterised as `` eccentric '' , he wished to climb everest as a platform to promote his belief that the world 's ills could be solved by a combination of fasting and faith in god .
despite his lack of mountaineering or flying experience , he succeeded in flying from britain to india , surreptitiously entering tibet and climbing as high as on mount everest .
however , he died in his attempt , and his body was found the following year by a british expedition .
