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Mount Kenya Natural History
Mount Kenya is Africa’s second highest mountain at 5,199m (17,058
feet) 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 main peaks (Batian, Lenana and Nelion), only point Lenana can
be reached by trekkers and the other two being only for technical
climbers.
Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa and stands somewhat
unjustly in the shadow of it's taller neighbour Kilimanjaro, which
lies some 320km away in the south and is visible on a clear day.
Kili may see much more traffic - due to the possibility of summiting
via several non-technical trekking routes and due to the sometimes
dubious honour of being one of the Seven Summits - but Mount Kenya
offers a wealth of excellent and diverse climbing possibilities on
rock, snow and ice.
The rock on Mount Kenya can be of variable quality but is at it's
best high on the mountain where the syenite rock is similar to
granite - rough, hard and well endowed with features.

Kenya Mountain Climbing :
Itineraries as follows....
>>
Naro Moru Route - Mt. Kenya Climbing: 6 nights and 7 days Tour
Code: HATS/MCS/01
>> Marangu Route - Mt.
Kilimanjaro Climbing- Tanzania - 14 days Trekking and Adventure
Safari
Code: HATS/MCS/02
Camping
In our Eco-tours, Hirola intends to introduce you to a Kenya that
eludes many guests. Highly experienced camp hosts and managers,
along with unparallel levels of service and personal attention, all
combine to create a warm at home feeling, whether in the Savanna
Plains and on foothills, following wildlife in your vehicle,
stopping to inspect local medicinal plants or sharing Masai cores,
each adventure leads a unique ingredient to create the perfect
safari memory.
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