During the Second World War there was another drop in ascents of the mountain. The most remarkable ascent during this period was by three Italians who were being held in a British POW camp at the base of the mountain in Nanyuki. They escaped from camp to climb the mountain's third peak, Point Lenana, before escaping back into camp. Felice Benuzzi, the team leader, retold his story in the book No Picnic on Mount Kenya (1946).