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A Pilot Wanted to Crash-Land on Everest and Climb It

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Maurice Wilson flew illegally and then, with no experience or training, tried to solo the world's highest peak five decades before anyone succeeded
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Maurice Wilson flew illegally and then, with no experience or training, tried to solo the world's highest peak five decades before anyone succeeded

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