Sirimon Down Chogoria

After pick up in Nairobi, drive to Nanyuki town for lunch crossing the equator en route to the Sirimon Park gate (2660m). From the gate, we trek up through magnificent montane forest, bamboo and giant heather zone before reaching the high-altitude moorland and our first hut (Old Moses camp 3,300m) for dinner and overnight. This is a gentle trek that takes 3 – 4 hrs. gaining an elevation of 680m.  

For better acclimatization, you can take a rest day at t Shipton camp. Short walks/day hikes are possible on the summit climb to Oblong and Hausberg tarns gain in an elevation of 370m before returning to the camp for lunch. The afternoon is at leisure. N.B: Climbing high and sleeping low is excellent for acclimatization – but you can do that almost as well toughing in the sun watching the eagles!  

Nairobi

Kick-off at 3.am to reach point Lenana in time for the African Sunrise. The climb starts on frozen scree and continues on a rocky track with some very minor scrambling. with a good moon, you barely need a torch. Without a Moon then the pollution-free sky bangs on the ground giving you as good a view of the Stars as almost anywhere on Earth. Dinner and overnight at the Mt Kenya Bandas.