Far, Far, The Distant Peak: The Life of Wilfrid Noyce

Wilfrid Noyce is best known for his mountaineering exploits during the period before the Second World War and until his death in 1962 in the Pamirs; he made a major contribution to the success of the 1953 Everest expedition. There were however many other sides to this quiet, diffident unassuming man. This book tells of his scholarly prowess from an age right through Charterhouse and King's College, Cambridge to his War service in India and beyond. He led the cryptography team that broke a k...