MOUNT
KENYA
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and
second highest in Africa after mount Kilimanjaro.
It is a very popular tourist
destination and also a hotspot for Trekking Mount Kenya, climbing Mount Kenya and hiking Mount
Kenya. In the central highlands a couple of hundred kilometers north of the
equator lays Mt. Kenya. It is here, where the Kikuyu god "ngai"
resides. It is one of the few places near the equator on Africa with
permanent glaciers. The name of the country has been known to have been
derived from Mt. Kenya which was formerly known as Mount Kirinyaga.
Mount
Kenya is located 180 kilometers north of Nairobi and it can often be seen
from high-rise buildings in Nairobi. It is an extinct volcano, which formed
a couple of million years ago. The mountain is located in the Mount Kenya
National Park, which is a designated protected area around the mountain
above 3200m altitude. The Kenya Wildlife Service manages the park. The
national park covers an area of 700 square kilometers and was established in
1949
Mount Kenya Climbing and Mt .
Kenya
treks or optional rock climbing in mount Kenya are the rare opportunities
you can imagine to miss. Over many years, we have had good
success with organizing spectacular Mount Kenya trekking on the summit circuit trail and
to a high "trekking peak": Point Lenana (4985m). For those who want to do
the optional rock climb, we have been putting members on one of the two
summits of Mt.
Kenya:
Nelion Summit at 5188 meters, and Bation Summit at 5199 meters.
The
Northeast face of Mount
Kenya, as
seen from Shipton's Hut (4200m). Nelion Summit (5188m) is actually on the
left, even though the higher top, Bation Summit (5199m), seen here on the
right, looks lower. Whichever one you climb, either is a worthy
objective. Mount Kenya rock
climbing
the rift volcanoes, of which
Kenya
is one. Photo has been tilted for effect.
Mount Kenya rock
climbing, Hiking Mount Kenya,Walking
in Mount Kenya, mount Kenya Climbing Safaris. Point Lenana (4985m) is visible in the background.
The left hand,
snowy mountain, is Mt.
Kenya and the right
hand, rock spire, is Point John (4883m). The obvious snow gully in the
center of Mt.
Kenya is the Diamond Couloir. At
the base and around this mountain there are major Mount Kenya lodge hotels
such as the Mount Kenya Safari Club, Outspans in Nyeri, Naro Moru River
Lodge, Treetops, Mountain Lodge, Bantu Lodge and several others. Tourists
who do not wish to climb often visit the hotels for the view, luxury
accommodation, fresh air and the tranquil atmosphere.
Compared to Mt. Kenya Africa’s highest mountain
Kilimanjaro is a rrelatively easy climb and the main summit of Uhuru peak (5895m) can be
reached by most climbers. The mountain, though the highest is relatively a
boring climb with not much scenery or change in landscape. The origin of the
name Kilimanjaro still remains a mystery and is thought mean a great hill in
Kiswahili. It is also thought that Mount Kilimanjaro once belonged to Kenya
up until the division of the British empire in east Africa when the Queen of
England altered the border of the two nations to accommodate the mountain
onto Tanzania. After that local history has it that the presidents of the
two nations agreed on a trade; Mount Kilimanjaro will be part of Kenya if
Kenya hand over Mombasa to Tanzania
which did not happen as Kenya would loose a strategic port and its second
largest city.
Though
Kilimanjaro is relatively dry and can be climbed all year round the main dry
climbing season begins from January-February and June-September.
For climbers with limited time one can easily fly to Kilimanjaro
International airport from either Nairobi or Dar es salaam and stay
overnight in Moshi or Arusha town.
Mount Kenya
Climbing Routes - Mount Kenya Itineraries
4 Days
Mt Kenya Climbing Sirimon Down
Sirimon
5 Days
Mt Kenya Climb Naromoru down Sirimon
6 Days
Mount Kenya Climbing Naromoru Down
Chogoria
7 Days Mount Kenya Hiking Timau-Chogoria
CASM
033 -
5 Days Mount Kenya
Climbing - Narumoru Route
CASM
034 - 5 Days
Mount kenya Trekking - Sirimon out Chogoria
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