Rocky summit
Above the clouds.
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Mount Wilhelm is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at 4,509 m, in the Bismarck Range in the centre of the country. A sharp rocky summit rises above the clouds, with slopes of tree ferns and alpine grass and frequent mist. Three provinces meet at its summit: Chimbu, Jiwaka and Madang. Its local Kuman name is Enduwa Kombuglu. It was named in 1888 when a German journalist gave the peaks of the range the names of Chancellor Bismarck and his children. The first recorded ascent was in August 1938, with local companions. Though close to the equator, its summit sometimes sees snow. The climbing trail passes through forest, tree ferns and alpine grass. On clear days the summit looks over a sea of cloud below. The mountain is about 28 km in a straight line north of Kundiawa. The climb is hard and needs fitness and a guide; it is very cold at the top and altitude sickness is possible. Landowners charge for passage and guides.
Above the clouds.
From the summit.
In the mist.
Bismarck Range, where Chimbu, Jiwaka and Madang provinces meet
Yes; it needs fitness and a guide.
Sometimes on the summit, despite the equator.