When we went back up the hill the heat was extremely strong. When we reached what we thought was the top, we could see a slope equal to the earlier one and, indeed, the same thing occurred 7 to 10 times, which makes me doubt whether this mountain has an equal anywhere in the world. It cannot be measured with any geometrical instrument since its summit cannot be seen except from many miles away. I believe myself that the hill was over 6 miles high and that it was more than 12 miles to walk up it. If we had not had sufficient water we should have been faint from thirst.