Wilfrid Noyce

Wilfrid Noyce
Personal information
Main discipline	Mountaineer, writer
Born	31 December 1917; Simla, Punjab Province, British India; (now Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India)
Died	24 July 1962 (aged 44); Mount Garmo, Tajik SSR (now in Tajikistan)
Nationality	British;
Career
Notable ascents	First ascent of Machapuchare, May 1957; First ascent of Singu Chuli, June 1957

Cuthbert Wilfrid Francis Noyce (31 December 1917 – 24 July 1962) (usually known as Wilfrid Noyce (often misspelt as 'Wilfred'),^[1] some sources give third forename as Frank) was an English mountaineer and author. He was a member of the 1953 British Expedition that made the first ascent of Mount Everest.

^ E.g. Malcolm Slesser, With Friends in High Places: An Anatomy of Those Who Take to the Hills, Mainstream Publishing, 2004; Noyce is spelt as 'Wilfred Noyce' throughout.

[1] E.g. Malcolm Slesser, With Friends in High Places: An Anatomy of Those Who Take to the Hills, Mainstream Publishing, 2004; Noyce is spelt as 'Wilfred Noyce' throughout.

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