104 The first good climbing day since the 20th: the day Archbold, Rand, Teerink and Schroeder established camp on the south slope. Expect to hear that they climbed the peak. They will send carriers in, or them- selves return tomorrow, as their food will be exhausted. Spent a long morning making 8x10 pictures (15). Rand's Ambonese, Cornelius and his Dyak off sider made a journey up from the 3560 m. camp for cartridges. Wednesday, September 28, 1938. A slight change in the weather: heavy broken clouds driven by a strong wind at daylight gave promise of a gale. Mists soon closed down and rain recommenced before noon. Very misty day. Archbold, Rand, Teerink and Schroeder returned from the west side of Mt. Wilhelmina about noon, having failed to attain the summit of the peak. They had only one good climbing day -- yesterday -- when A. and R. ascended the west ridge and got to about 200 m. from the summit. They went as far as a very high and narrow razorback, which they considered too risky to cross. The ridge is, however, passable. Teerink was not physically equal to the high altitude. The party camped under a rock on the west side of the mountain. Considering the continued bad weather, and the time already lost in attempt- ing to climb the peak, it is decided to abandon further efforts in that direction and return to Lake Habbema. Thursday, September 29, 1938. Archbold, Rand, Toxopeus and self returned to the 3560 m. camp and packed specimens in preparation for transport to Habbema tomorrow. Rain and mist all day. Huls and Schroeder to Habbema.