▁the ▁unknown ▁terrain . ▁▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁▁▁ ▁Maurice ▁Wilson , ▁a ▁British ▁ecc ent ric , ▁stated ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁sum mit ▁Ever est ▁by ▁himself . ▁After ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁flying ▁less ons , ▁Wilson ▁fle w ▁il leg ally ▁from ▁Britain ▁to ▁India , ▁h ik ing ▁through ▁Dar je eling ▁and ▁into ▁Tib et ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Sher pa ▁gu ides ▁began ▁his ▁attempt . ▁Wilson ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁clim ber ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁clim bing ▁equipment . ▁He ▁expected ▁to ▁transport ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ▁with ▁spiritual ▁help ▁and ▁signal ▁the ▁mon ks ▁at ▁the ▁R ong bu k ▁monaster y ▁of ▁his ▁success ▁with ▁a ▁sh aving ▁mirror . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁believed ▁he ▁att ained ▁the ▁North ▁Col ▁( 7 0 0 0   m ). ▁Maurice ▁Wilson ' s ▁body ▁and ▁his ▁di ary ▁were ▁found ▁wrapped ▁in ▁a ▁tent ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁by ▁another ▁British ▁expedition . ▁Although ▁dump ed ▁into ▁a ▁cre vas se ▁below ▁the ▁North ▁Col , ▁his ▁body ▁has ▁been ▁redis cover ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁times , ▁including ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁expedition . ▁Un like ▁Mall ory ' s ▁body , ▁Wilson ' s ▁has ▁decay ed ▁because ▁the ▁temperature ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁R ong bu k ▁Gla cier ▁does ▁rise ▁above ▁free zing . ▁▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Sh i pton ▁led ▁a ▁small ▁reconna issance ▁expedition ▁during ▁the