Mountain climbers head to the top of Mount Stanley at the Rwenzori mountain range on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on March 8. Experts warn the ice on the mountain is melting at “disturbing” rates, and that within two decades Africa’s equatorial peaks will be bare rock, impacting agriculture and tourism. AFP PHOTO
RWENZORI MOUNTAINS, Uganda: In swirling snow, John Medenge prods a thin ice bridge over a crevasse with an iron-tipped spear, guiding climbers scaling the steep glacial wall using crampons and axes.