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Climb Mt Kenya
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Mount Kenya
Climbing info
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Mount Kenya is
Africa’s second highest mountain at 5,199m and the highest of all
Kenya Mountains. Mount Kenya is roughly circular, about 60km across
at the 200mm contour, where the steep font hills rise out of the
gentler slopes of the centered highlands. At the centre of the
massif, the main peaks rise sharply from around 4,500m to the main
summit of Batian 5,199m, Nelion 5,188m and point Lenana 4,985m.
Other major summits on the mountain include Point Piggott 4,957m,
Point Dutton 4,885 and Point John 4,883m. Of the three Mt. Kenya
main peaks (Batian, Lenana and Nelion), only point Lenana can be
reached by trekkers and the other two being only for technical
climbers.
After the cultivated farmlands on the lower slopes of Mt Kenya, the
trails pass through the rain forest, rich in trees of many species
but noticeably camphors, then onto a bamboo zone growing to heights
of more than 12m or more up through open moor land before reaching
the moonscape of higher slopes. The forests on Mount Kenya are rich
in wildlife including elephant, buffalo and monkeys with even the
moor lands offering a long list of mammals including the rock hyrax,
the nearest living relative of the elephant.
Mt. Kenya is an ancient volcanic mountain much older than Mt.
Kilimanjaro. Hiking Mount Kenya is believed to have once reached
well above 600m. What is left today is volcanic plug which erosion
has fashioned into the complex jagged outline of the central peaks.
When to Trek Mount Kenya
Although, Mount Kenya can be climbed all year round, it’s best and
safest to climb Mt. Kenya during the dry seasons: months of
January-February and August to September off the most reliably fine
weather. The main routes are likely to be more crowded at this time
of the year. If you favor complete solitude over the sunny skies,
try going slightly off the peak season. It’s best to avoid the two
rainy seasons from mid March until June and from late October to the
end of December.
Mount Kenya climbing Routes/Itineraries
There are three main Mount Kenya climbing routes, which penetrate
the forest and the moorland. The Mount Kenya trekking routes are
Naromoru, Sirimon and Chogoria and each of which has something
different to offer. Naromoru is the fastest route to point Lenana
but not as scenic as the other two. Mount Kenya Chogoria Route is
the most scenic and Sirimon the most interesting because it is on
the drier side of the mountain.
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