Climbing Mount Kenya Through Sirimon Chogoria

Climbing Mount Kenya Through Sirimon Chogoria

Climbing Mount Kenya through Sirimon and Chogoria combines the best scenery and accommodation in huts.it is a relatively gentle climb with enough challenge to keep it exciting. Sirimon on the northwest of Mount Kenya is dry making it pleasant to climb with huge trees and rocky landscape. The descent on the Chogoria route offers the most picturesque scenes like the temple, waterfalls, tarns and wildlife.

We have the best mountain climbing guides with over 10 year mountain guiding. The guides will take you at your own pace for you to enjoy the whole experience.

Our porters are friendly and can carry up to 15kgs of your climbing gear.

The cooks will take care of your well balanced meals always being careful with your dietary needs, for example, if you are vegetarian.

Itinerary

Day 1: Nairobi – Sirimon gate- Old Moses camp. (3,300m) 9km.
A drive to Nanyuki for lunch, to the Sirimon Park gate (2660m). Climb through the forest and bamboo to Old Moses (3,300m) for dinner and overnight. This trek takes 3 – 4 hrs. Around 680m ascend

Day 2: Old Moses – Shipton camp (4200m) 7 hrs.14km, 900m ascent
Continue through the Moorland and crossing Liki North up to Mackinder’s Valley. Settle for dinner and night rest at the Shipton Camp (4200m.)

Day 3: Acclimatisation Day at Shipton Camp
Walking to Hausberg tarns and climbing Oblong gaining an elevation of 370m.we return to the camp for lunch and spend the afternoon relaxing and enjoying the view

Day 4: Shipton – Point Lenana (4,985m) – Mt Kenya Bandas (2,900m) 11-12 hrs. 785 ascent, 2,085 descent.
Start at 3.am taking about 4 hours to reach point Lenana in time for Sunrise. Descend further to Mt Kenya Bandas through the Gorges valley with scenes of the Temple, Lake Michaelson, Mushroom rocks, etc.

Day 5: Meru Bandas- Chogoria town. 10km
Descend early morning on a wide path sheered by bamboo and rain forest to Chogoria town and further to Nairobi arriving early in the evening.