Maurice Wilson was from Yorkshire, England. He was a decorated but damaged WWI veteran. In 1933 he became obsessed with Mount Everest and becoming the first man to stand upon its’ summit. His plan seemed reasonable. Fly a plane from England to Everest, land somewhere on the mountain and walk or climb to the summit. Maurice’s main obstacles were that he had no climbing experience and have never piloted a plane before. Why let details interfere with destiny?
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The situation at the lake and in the Valley is getting strange. Cocaine replaces weed as the drug of choice. The Feds decide to reclaim the lake area with a military style raid. Houses and cars purchased and companies started, all with money from weed sales? The bodies are found but the family refuses to identify them. Conspiracy theories form and arrests are made but will anyone really go to jail?
Assault on El Capitan featuring Ammon McNeely
Our feature film Assault on El Capitan takes you up the on the 2ndascent of Wings of Steel with legendary big wall climber Ammon McNeely as he tries to solve the mystery of the most controversial climb in Yosemite history. A climb that involved lies, deception and attempted murder. Assault on El Capitan is available on streaming services and platforms everywhere and is free on Amazon Prime.
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A storm forced law enforcement to abandon the crash site until the Spring thaw. But that was not going to stop an ambitious group of climbers and valley locals from taking their turn at salvaging this valuable cargo. Thus began a caravan of salvage teams, but were they walking into trap? One set by the government, or an angry drug cartel?
Assault on El Capitan featuring Ammon McNeely
Our feature film Assault on El Capitan takes you up the on the 2ndascent of Wings of Steel with legendary big wall climber Ammon McNeely as he tries to solve the mystery of the most controversial climb in Yosemite history. A climb that involved lies, deception and attempted murder. Assault on El Capitan is available on streaming services and platforms everywhere and is free on Amazon Prime.
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If no one reports a plane missing, is it really missing? The 1976-77 Winter was unusually dry in Yosemite. Finding a plane crash site in the backcountry should have been easy. Mrs. Glisky knew her husband was in trouble, he’d missed his check in phone call and was long overdue. Should she call the authorities? If so, which agency? In this episode we follow the search, and discovery of the wreckage and the chaos that follows.
Take a look at another of Yosemite’s legendary stories. Ammon McNeely attempts to climb the second ascent of El Capitan’s most controversial routes Wings of Steel. Join Ammon and his partner Kate as they attempt to solve one of the great mysteries in Yosemite climbing history. FREE on Amazon Prime.
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Flying over the Sierra Nevada Mountains has always been dangerous. Join us for a little history of flight and crashes in the park and how a Howard 500 aircraft with 3 tons of marijuana ended up submerged in Lower Merced Pass Lake.
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In season 1 of High Adventure Podcast we will explore the reality, legend and myth of the 1977 Yosemite Pot Plane crash. In 1977 a crashed plane carrying two pilots and 6000 pounds of Marijuana was found in a remote region of Yosemite National Park. After the Government was notified and then abandoned the crash site a rag tag group of park employees and resident rock climbers hiked in to salvage the weed. What really happened at Lower Merced Pass Lake in 1977? In this series we will explore the story that has moved from fact to legend to myth.
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