A report from Alexandra Ferguson in the Telegraph
Thick as a hosepipe and 30 inches long, the earthworm seems perfectly ordinary in this fecund jungle. The undergrowth glows like Astroturf; big, bright butterflies scatter as we walk and armour-plated ants pour from the rich, red earth. Yet a few hours' walk away, obscured by swirling mists, a snowy mountain waits.
We are in the Ruwenzori Mountains, which rise from Uganda's fertile plains, a day's dusty drive west of Kampala.
We are here to complete a six-day trek through the National Park and climb Margherita Peak, situated along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. One hundred years have passed since the Duke of Abruzzi first conquered the highest of Mount Stanley's three summits and named it after his queen.
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