Mt Kenya’s Background;
At Lynnden Tours, We give you a simple and short brief of Mt. Kenya.
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and second highest in African continent after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are, Batian (5,199m, 17,057ft), Nelion (5,188m,17,021ft), and point Lenana (4,985m, 16,355ft). The mountain is originally as referred as Kirinyaga by the local GEMA community who live beneath its highlands, it means the realm of our God(Ngai or Mwene Nyaga).
The two highest Summits on this mountain are multi-pitch technical climbs that requires good acclimatization and fitness, lot of high technical climbing gears and the associated skills plus a qualified and experienced technical guide.Check Mount Kenya Rock Climbing. The most ascended Summit is point Lenana, the highest peak tackled without technical support.
Mount Kenya is a critical biodiversity hotspot-important bird area, World Heritage Site, National park and National reserve. We regard it amongst the most scenic mountains in the world as it boosts from its razor-shaped peaks, permanent glaciers, many high altitude lakes/tarns, rivers, waterfalls, rainforests, various large and small wild animals which spice up the hiking environment to be superb.
When to Go
The mountain remains accessible throughout the year as even during the long rains, there is usually reliable sunshine for a good portion of the day. Though from January to March and June to October are mostly common hiking seasons. Rock climbing the highest peaks varies on which period of the year as the mountain lies on the equator. Climbing Batian peak from North face standard route is in condition from June to mid October whereas climbing Nelion peak South east face normal route is in condition from mid December to March. Temperatures vary considerably with height and weather. Daytime temperatures ranging from 5 to 15 degrees while during the night time and on the Summit, be prepared to temperatures well below freezing. Hiking Mt Kenya takes a duration of 4, 5, 6, whereas rock climbing takes 6 to 9 days to complete.
Trekking Routes
– Chogoria route
– Sirimon route
– Naromoru route
What to Do
Must do and see activities on Mt Kenya  includes; Rock climbing, wildlife and scenic views, camping, sport fishing, picnicking, heli-tourism and walking safaris. At Lynnden Tours, we make all the required arrangements from hotel bookings, transportation, porters support, guides and cook services, meals and itineraries that will suit you. Engage us with a chat to yield that lifetime Mount Kenya trekking experience.