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Mount Kenya Climb Sirimon - Naru Moru with peak circuit route
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ASSKCMC 602: 6
Days
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Distance: 60km |
Difficulty: Demanding | Start/Finish:
Nairobi
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Day 1:
Nairobi/Sirimon/Judmier
Camp (Old Moses Camp) 3-4 hrs,
9km, 860m ascent
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Leave Nairobi
at 8 am to Nanyuki town for lunch, taking about 4 hours. Proceed to Sirimon
Gate, 1 hr, 2440m. From the gate follow the track as it winds uphill though
the forest which becomes heath land after about 3 hrs. About 3˝ hours from
the gate the track veers right to Judmier Camp, 3300m for dinner and
overnight, L, D
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Day
2: Old Moses | Liki North Camp, 10km, 3hrs, 3900m
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After climbing through the rain forest
to 3993m. We will spend the night at liki camp north, B,L,D.
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Day 3: Liki North Camp |
Shpton's Camp, 5km, 2hrs, 4000m
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The trail
proceeds to shipton’s camp where we will rest in order to acclimatise
overnight,B,L,D.
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Day 4:
Shipton Camp | Mackinders Camp, 7km, 3hrs, 4200m
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From Shipton’s
camp the trail leads to kami hut below the north face of Batian. Continuing
west – southwest the trails climbs up switchbacks in the fine snow before
reaching Hausberg col at 4590m. We will descend into the upper Hausberg
valley and rest at the aptly named oblong and Hausberg tarns. Ascending to
the crest of a ridge known as Arthur’s seat we see the trail winding along a
beautiful series of rock ledges. We will descend to shipton’s camp for the
night, B,L,D.
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Day 5: Mackinders Camp | Point Lenana, 7km, 4hrs |
Met Station, 23km, 7hrs
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An early 2.00
am start for an attempt to reach point Lenana before descending to
Mackinder’s camp for breakfast then on to Met
Station for dinner and overnight, B,L,D
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Day 6: Met Station | Naromoru Gate, 9km, 3hrs|
Nairobi
- Descend to park
gate and transfer to Nairobi, B,L