I02 CLIMBING IN RUWENZORI 



two north-west peaks were those which Dr. Stuhl- 

 mann had photographed from the west side, and 

 that they must be the highest peaks in Ruwenzori. 



Our next course obviously was to climb the peak 

 on the north-east side of the Mubuku glacier, and 

 see whether it was actually the Duwoni of Sir 

 Harry Johnston. But the exigencies of natural 

 history collecting kept us down at Bihunga, and it 

 was not until the supply of new birds and beasts 

 showed signs of running short that we were able, 

 several weeks later, to devote a few days to another 

 mountain excursion. At the time of our second 

 journey up the valley the way was, if possible, in 

 even worse condition than it was before, and the 

 rock-shelters, not even excepting Bujongolo, made 

 no pretence of being anything else than sodden 

 water-holes. 



On April i Woosnam, Carruthers, and I set out 

 for the supposed Duwoni peak. We followed 

 Herr Grauer's route until we came to the Mubuku 

 glacier, where, instead of taking to the glacier near 

 the top of the icefall, we turned off up the rocks to 

 the right, and, following a steep and unpleasantly 

 wet gully, came on to the southern ridge of our 

 peak. Snow-covered slopes below the crest of the 

 ridge afforded easier going, and in rather less than 

 six hours from the start we came to a rocky point 

 about lOO feet high, up which we scrambled, and 

 stood on the top of the peak.* Meantime, it is 

 ■■' Now named Wollaston Peak, 15,286 feet. 



