Mt Climbing
Experience climbing Mt Kenya, Mt Elgon, Mt Longonot, Mt Kilimanjaro, and enjoy the Forests such as the Aberdares, Mt Kenya Forest,
It’s a National park and lies at the altitude of about 3000m to 5200m. It has glaciers, tarns and peaks. Technical climbers also enjoy to climb at the peaks of Nelion and Batian and normal hikers upto Lenana. There are 3 main routes to the summit, Sirimon, Narumoru and chogoria. Each route has huts or bandas for accommodation. A guide and porter accompanies each hiker. One can use one route up and one route down. An extra day is possible to do the peak circuit.
Option one: Up Sirimon down Chogoria routes.
The Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa. It has a permanent glacier cover at the top and it is probably the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. Coffee and banana fields that rise up and end define the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro where the mountain’s forest begin. An average of 80mm of rainfall a year makes the forest an important botanical site.
The attempt of this mountain is BASICALLY HARD WORK!! And it involves walking gradually in a gentle slope to an elevation of 5896m The UHURU PEAK.
Mountain Climbing Requirements
- A warm sleeping bag (3 or 4 seasons would be appropriate)
- Good fitting hiking boots (Waterproof)
- A spare sport shoe or open shoes to change while at the camp.
- Warm jerseys/ Pullover
- Warm Cotton trousers.
- T –shirts for use during the day.
- Rain jackets/Suits, Balaclava, Warm woolen hat
- Warm woolen socks (at least 4pairs)
- Hiking poles for supporting ourselves on the last bit to the summit.
- Wind breakers, Lipsalve, and snow Goggles Gloves, Flash lights/Headlamp Water bottles,Sunglasses, Night Shoes
- Large plastic bags -essential for wetness in case of rain.
- Cleaning tablets (filter) Cameras, Films
- spare batteries Sun block cream and other personal effects.
- And above all A DETERMINED SPIRIT!
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MAGNIFICIENT MOUNT KENYA CLIMB
On this Mount Kenya climbing experience, ascend via the dry and little used Sirimon Trail and descend on the scenic Chogoria Trail. You reach point Lenana (4985 m), the highest point accessible to walkers, and return to base. Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest mountain. Above the habitable altitude, you find a rainforest zone, abundant with many tree species and there is some wildlife too. Further up is open moorland, and beyond is the snow line where vegetation is sparse. Finding snow on the equator was a great surprise for the first Europeans to get to East Africa.
Below Climbers Climbing Mt Kenya.
NAIROBI - NANYUKI - OLD MOSES CAMP
Via central Kenya viewing agricultural farms arrive Nanyuki; brief stop over at the equator then to the Sirimon park gate. Accompanied by your guide, cook and porters through the rain forest to Old Moses camp (3300 m)..More>>
