4 Days - Summit via Sirimon Route Mt Kenya
4 Days - Summit via Naro Moru Mt Kenya
4 Days - Summit via Sirimon - Naro Moru Mt Kenya
5 Days - Summit via Sirimon - Chogoria Mt Kenya
Note that there are many route variations for the Mt Kenya Climb and the
blow are only a few examples.
Climb
Mt Kenya Sirimon Route - 4 Days
(this trek can be completed in three days)
DAY
1: After breakfast, transfer from Nairobi to Sirimon Park
Gate (2600m) where you will meet your trekking crew. Today is a relatively
short acclimatisation walk to Old Moses camp situated at 3300m for
overnight stay. [4-5 hours]
DAY 2: Todays hike is
longer than the day before, and we will take about 5 to 7 hours to reach
our overnight stop at Shiptons camp, situated at 4200m for overnight
stay. [5-7 hours]
DAY 3: Rising
early, we head into the morning at about 03h00 for our
pre dawn attempt of Point Lenana 4985m. The route heads up two
scree sections up to 4600m before the final ascent to Point Lenana. We
enjoy a leisurely descent to Old Moses to Camp [5-6 hours].
DAY 4:
Today we descend to the road head through the groundsels and lobelia to
reach our transfer vehicle back to Nairobi. Breakfast and lunch are
provided. [ 3 hours]
Climb Mt Kenya via Naro Moru - 4 Days (this trek can be completed in three days)
This trek to Point Lenana is the shortest
route, but also the steepest route.
DAY
1: After an early morning breakfast, transfer from Nairobi to Naro
Moru Park gate 2400m,
where you will meet your trekking crew. We then trek up to 3050m, to Met
Station for our
overnight stay. [3-4 hours]
DAY
2: Today, we trek through the Teleki valley towards Mackinder's Camp 4200m
for our overnight stop. About half way, we will come across a steep
section known as the vertical bog, before finally reaching Mackinders camp
after about 5-6 hours or trekking.
DAY
3: Rising early, we will shuffle off into the morning at about
03h00 to make our pre dawn attempt of Point Lenana 4985m. The view from the
top is incredibly rewarding. The route will take us via two scree
sections up to 4600m before the final ascent to Point Lenana. We descend
through Teleki Valley
for your overnight
stop at the Met Station [6-7 hours]
DAY
4: Descend via the Naro Moru forest to connect with our transfer vehicle
back to Nairobi
Climb
Mt Kenya via Sirimon - Naro Moru Traverse - 4 Days
DAY
1: After an early morning breakfast, transfer from Nairobi to Sirimon Park
Gate (2600m( where you will meet your trekking crew. Today is a relatively
short acclimatisation walk to Old Moses camp situated at 3300m for our
overnight stay. [4-5 hours]
DAY 2: To days hike is
longer than the day before, and we will take about 5 to 7 hours to reach
our overnight stop at Shiptons camp, situated at 4200m for our overnight
stay. [5-7 hours]
DAY
4: Descend via the Naro Moru forest to connect with your
transfer vehicle back to Nairobi [6-7 hours].
Climb
via Sirimon - Chogoria Traverse - 5 Days
(note that
this trek can also be completed in six days)
DAY
1: At 08:30hrs, we will depart Nairobi and transfer to Sirimon Gate at
2600m. After meeting our trekking crew we will trek through the lush
forest belt for about 9km, towards Old Moses camp (3300m) for our
overnight stay. Picnic lunch & dinner. [3-4 hours]
DAY
2: Our hike today will take us up through the moorland above the forest
into Mackinders Valley, as we trek up to an altitude of 4200m, to Shiptons
Camp 4200m for our overnight stay. On the way, we ill come across the
giant groundsel and sunbirds, as well as various streams which tend to
make the ground quite marshy in places. Picnic lunch & dinner.
[5-6 hours]
DAY
3: At about 03h00, we will begin our trek toward to Point Lenana at 4985m,
aiming to reach there around 06h30 for a sunrise summit. We then descend
to Mintos Hut or tarn area for an overnight stay in in tents at 4300m. [5
hours]
DAY
4: We spend about 5 hours descending to Chogoria Park Gate for our
overnight stay, at Meru Mount Kenya Bandas. [5 hours]
DAY
5: Today, we will have a leisurely descend leisurely through the Chogoria
forest to connect with our transfer vehicle to Nairobi.
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