This month [well, it should have appeared at the end of July, my apologies for the slight delay!] we return to 1955 and a very different era. There are fewer articles in the Journal, which should make it easier however they were all interesting! The article I have chosen is entitled “A short visit to the Ruwenzori”, an area also known as the Mountains of the Moon. It gives real insight into the exploration of such areas and includes interesting references to Kilimanjaro [or ‘Kibo’] noting there were “enough climbing opportunities to occupy anyone for a long time, on untrodden ground unspoilt by a litter of guide books and their like”; how things change! There are some interesting editorial decisions too, with a photograph unrelated to the article positioned in the middle…and the cost!
I commend the article entitled “Climbing Memories” to anyone interested in the history of the development of climbing in the UK; it was written by the then President of the Club who had climbed with the pre-Second World War members who were at the forefront of developments at that time. The Thumbnail is a pen and ink sketch of Chamois was one of several excellent drawings in an article entitled “Some other Alpinists”, along with the sketch on the front cover. The full Journal can be accessed here