MORE THAN JUST A DODDLE

The Mt.Wilhelm Traverse is for those with a sense of adventure. It is not just a quick weekend trip up to the summit, it takes four days for extremely strong walkers and six for those who want to take it a bit easier. It is an adventure, and you travel through absolutely spectacular country that is different to anywhere else on earth. It's rugged beauty is captivating.

So begins a wonderfully detailed description, complete with photographs, of the four-day trek which takes in Papua New Guinea's highest peak. It recaptured memories for me of that expedition at Easter 42 years ago when, with three companions, I climbed Mt Wilhelm, the story of which is contained in Gail Burke's excellent book, Meeting the Challenge.