Wilfrid Noyce

Wilfrid Noyce
Personal information
Main disciplineMountaineer, writer
Born(1917-12-31)31 December 1917
Simla, Punjab Province, British India
(now Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India)
Died24 July 1962(1962-07-24) (aged 44)
Mount Garmo, Tajik SSR (now in Tajikistan)
Nationality
  • British
Career
Notable ascentsFirst 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.

  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.