Dreams of Everest

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 8 p.m.

One Man\u2019s Quest to Climb Everest Unassisted
Guest:\xa0Ed Caesar, author of "The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and Everest," and a contributing writer to The New Yorker
Maurice Wilson was a troubled veteran of WWI, who sought to soothe his demons through adventure. Hopping along Europe in a Moth airplane, he set his sights on being the first to climb Mount Everest unassisted.