157 SAT. 6 JUNE 1953 208 TOP CAMP, CORONATION DAY. MY 2ND MARSUPIAL MOUSE IN A FOREST TRAP, MEASURED + SKINNED BEFORE BREAKFAST. GEOFF + I AND 8 OF THE BOYS (ALL EXCEPT BOBBY + TOMMY WHO STAYED WITH LEN + NIHO WHO IS AT BAIWA) STARTED THE CLIMB UP MT. MANEAU AT 7:15 A.M. A VERY STEEP PITCH UP TO THE CREST RIDGE MADE US PUFF FOR 1/2 HR. SKY CLOUDY BUT WE DECIDED TO RISK WEATHER SINCE WE HAD MADE PLANS LONG AGO TO CELEBRATE THE DAY ON TOP. AT 8:15 WE WERE WELL ALONG THE WEST RIDGE WHICH IN PLACES NARROWED TO KNIFE EDGES OF ONLY 2 FEET WITH STEEP GRASSY DROPS ON BOTH SIDES. GEOFF TOOK IT VERY EASY + WE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO LOOK AROUND 4 SEE THE COUNTRY UNFOLD. TOP OF CAPE NOGEL VISIBLE IN THE EARLY SUN GLOW — ALSO MOI BIRI BAY WHERE WE FIRST LANDED. MT. DAYMAN UNCOVERED TO THE S. AS WE CLIMBED (GWARIU RIVER RUNS BETWEEN MANEAU + DAYMAN). MOUNTAIN PIPITS COMMON. TRAIL LEADS OVER 2 HIGH KNOBS WITH SADDLES BETWEEN. AT 9:15 WE WERE ON THE LAST SLOPE UP SUMMIT RIDGE. SUMMIT 9:30. 2725 M. (8856 FT) LITTLE GRASS, HEATHER + FERN COVERED RIDGE WITH 3 SMALL KNOBS. BOYS PEELED + CARVED 3 POLES + STUCK THEM IN GROUND ON KNOBS. I BUILT A STONE CAIRN. GEOFF EXPLAINED CORONATION TO THE BOYS + READ A STATEMENT MEMORIALIZING THE DAY + LISTING ALL NAMES. THIS WAS FOLDED + PUT INTO PLASTIC TUBE WHICH WE PLACED IN CAIRN. MANY PIC- TURES TAKEN. SUN OUT + GOOD VIEWS TO S. + W. WE FOUND A SHELTER ED SPOT A FEW FEET FROM SUMMIT TO EAT LUNCH. I HAD SAVED A 1/4 LB. BAR OF CHOCOLATE. ALSO HAD LEMON POWDER DRINK. GEOFF TOASTED THE QUEEN WITH A LITTLE VIAL OF RUM. BOYS HAD TEA + RICE. MORE PICTURES, THEN STARTED DOWN AT 12:50. MY 3 BOYS SET 60 TRAPS IN SCRUB NEAR SUMMIT. WILL GO UP AGAIN TOMORROW. CAMP AT 2:15. A WONDERFUL DAY! MADE UP MY "MOUSE", ARMY RATION DINNER FOR A TREAT TONIGHT. WENT JACKING FROM 7:15 — 8:45 — NOTHING. WRIST LINE NOW 36 INCHES!