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"A
challengers choice"
(This itinerary is adjustable to 4 or 5
days)
A very popular
traverse combining two of the
best-established routes on Mount Kenya
Hiking with straightforward paths. Both
routes have comfortable huts at the
appropriate overnight stops, manned by
caretakers and camping is not necessary
unless preferred. The last day of the trip
is inevitably long as you attempt the summit
and descend all the way to the Naro Moru
road trek head in order to meet up with your
transport off the Mountain. Due to the
challenge it posses on the final day we
recommend it to seasoned mountaineers only.
NB: This
itinerary can run in the reverse order
commencing on the Naro Moru route.
Detailed Day
by Day itinerary
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Day 1:
Depart at 1000hrs to be transferred to
Sirimon Park gate. (Clients traveling from
Nairobi should arrive at the lodge latest
1300hrs for a quick lunch and onward
transfer to the Park gate). From here, hike
through montane forest, bamboo and rosewood
up to the OldMoses Hut, gaining an elevation
range of 700m in 3-4 hours.
Dinner and
Overnight
--------------------------------------------------OldMoses
Hut (3300m)
Day 2:
Leaving early,traverse the expansive
moorlands carpeted with tussock grasses and
dotted with Giant lobelia and Senecio
plants, crossing streams and valleys.
Today‚s trek is largely through the
Mackinder Valley, with good views of the
main peaks and a brief stopover for picnic
lunch. Total walking time is approx. 7 hours
gaining 900m in altitude before you arrive
at the Shipton‚s Hut.
Dinner and
Overnight
------------------------------------------------Shipton's
Hut (4200m)
Day 3:
Pre-dawn attempt of the summit starts at
0300hrs and you hike for about 3 hours up
steep scree slopes and across rugged rocks
up to Pt. Lenana (4985m), "the hikers‚
summit". Then down through Lewis Glacier up
to the Austrian hut to join to the Naromoru
route and descend for 2 hours to Mackinder‚s
camp for breakfast then gradually descend
for a further 4-5 hours through the
moorlands and the vertical bog to the Met
Station, from where you walk down short
distance on a wide dirt road leading to the
Naromoru roadhead (2600m) where you meet our
vehicle. You are then transferred back to
Mountain Rock Lodge for a hot shower, lunch
and optional overnight stop. Those
travelling back to Nairobi today leave this
afternoon, arriving by 1800hrs.
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