2019-03-02 - 2019-03-06 - Kenya, Mount Kenya hike - Sirimon up, Point Lenana (4,985m), Chogoria down
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 30.45 mi
- Elevation gain
- 9,003 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 8,947 ft
- Max elevation
- 16,345 ft
- TrailRank
- 38
- Min elevation
- 8,681 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 days 20 hours 20 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3198
- Uploaded
- April 1, 2019
- Recorded
- March 2019
near Gibb‘s Lookout, Meru (Kenya)
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Itinerary description
Four days / five nights on the mountain... :-)
March/2, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 1: Nairobi to Sirimon Gate (2,600m) - Old Moses Camp (3,340m) / 3hrs, 9km, 740m ascent
March/3, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 2: Old Moses – Shipton Camp (4,200m) / 7hrs, 14km, 900m ascent
March/4, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 3: Acclimatization day
March/5, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 4: Shipton - Pt. Lenana (4,985m) - Mt Kenya Bandas (3,000m) ~12 hrs, 22km, 785m ascent, 1,985m descent
March/6, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 5: Meru Bandas (5km walk) - Chogoria town (30km drive) - Nairobi (230km drive, 4-5hrs)
March/2, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 1: Nairobi to Sirimon Gate (2,600m) - Old Moses Camp (3,340m) / 3hrs, 9km, 740m ascent
March/3, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 2: Old Moses – Shipton Camp (4,200m) / 7hrs, 14km, 900m ascent
March/4, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 3: Acclimatization day
March/5, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 4: Shipton - Pt. Lenana (4,985m) - Mt Kenya Bandas (3,000m) ~12 hrs, 22km, 785m ascent, 1,985m descent
March/6, 2019 - Mt. Kenya / Day 5: Meru Bandas (5km walk) - Chogoria town (30km drive) - Nairobi (230km drive, 4-5hrs)
Waypoints
Waypoint
8,704 ft
Car drop-off point
After a couple of hours on the way from Nairobi, we finally make it to the starting point of our Mount Kenya experience... :-)
Door
8,707 ft
Sirimon Gate (2,600m)
Waypoint
8,743 ft
Equator crossing
Mountain hut
13,973 ft
Shipton Camp (4,200m)
Night 2 and 3
Photo
Summit
17,057 ft
Point Batian (5,199m)
Summit
17,021 ft
Point Nelion (5,188m)
Summit
16,257 ft
Point Thompson (4,955m)
Picnic
14,108 ft
Picnic/Breakfast place at Minto's Hut
Picnic
10,853 ft
Picnic/Lunch place
Mountain hut
9,839 ft
Mt Kenya Banda (3,000m)
Night 4
Door
9,823 ft
Chogoria Gate (3,000m)
Waypoint
8,704 ft
Car pickup point
Car takes us down to Chodoria town from where we continue back to Nairobi...
Comments (5)
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Hello, thanks for the track. I'm preparing myself for this route and I wonder, considering your experienced with this trek, if you think that is better to go up by Sirimon or by Chogoria.
Thank you.
I would recommend the same routing I did. For better acclimatization without having a need for tents...
Hello! Yarda, I have a question..
Why no need for tents?
Hello there. Along this trail, you can find lodges with bunk beds. If you're considering it, or any other trail in the area where you would need tents, I can connect you with a good guide.
Just check pictures in the gallery, you'll the lodging options.