Professor Julian Bayliss poses for a portrait with a type of forest mushroom on the top of Mount Lico. The scientist had been using satellite imagery to look for an undisturbed rainforest, somethign never before found in Africa. He spotted Mt Lico in 2012 and started planning this expedition two years ago. This image was taken on his third day on top of the mountain.
The expedition was funded by the TransGlobe Expedition Trust, Biocensus, African Butterfly Research Institute, DMM Climbing, Marmot tents, Bayliss family
Participating institutions:
Oxford Bookes University, University of Swaziland, University of Bangor, University of York, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Natural History Museum (Maputo), Natural History Museum (London), Biocensus, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, E. O. Wilson lab Gorongosa, Port Elizabeth Museum (SA), Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the Herbarium (Maputo).