The Moth and the Mountain, Ed Caesar (3.0)
I enjoyed the history and love the adventure but am loath to give more attention to the main character. He reminded me of a recent narcissistic politician who plays loose with the truth if it means getting more attention. What a nutter. It’s crazy to hear that someone was so misguided to believe they could fly from Britain to Nepal (in the 1930’s and he had never flown a plane before), land on the side of Mt. Everest and climb to the summit alone (with no climbing experience)! A few groups had tried, but this was prior to Hillary and Tanguy’s successful trip. Again – a nutter filled with hubris. Oh, to top it off, he had to engage in subterfuge as the sane civil servants of Britain, India and Nepal were on the lookout for this crazy person with a death wish. The writer did a good job researching his journey, though had more compassion for him than I did.
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