Mount Kenya 2015

Day 1 - Sirimon's gate - Old Moses camp - 650 m

  Old Moses Camp

 

Day 2 - Old Moses camp - Shipton's camp - point Lenana - 1850 m

Batian and Nelion

 

We are fit enough

Many  Dendrosenecio Kilimanjari around us

The highest ferrata in the world...it is so funny!

  First time on the top of point Lenana. Nobody except me this afternoon

Shipton's camp

Mount Kenya and the Milky Way

Day 3 - Shipton camp - Firmin's tower (Batian attempt) - 800 m

The NE route to Batian

 I missed the right way

 Andrea toward Shipton's camp down in the valley

 Firmin's tower: almost on top

 During the descent

 A Memorial plaque at the starting point of the NE route

Day 4 - Shipton camp - point Lenana - Old Moses Camp - 1100 m

What a sunrise!

 

  Nelion

Nelion

So proud of these girls

Summit!

  The beautiful SE ridge

  Austrian Hut

Andrea during the descent

Nelion

 

Point Lenana

 Andrea during a storm

Sammy during a storm

 Sunset at Old Moses camp

Day 5 - Old Moses camp - Sirimon's gate

Andrea on the way to Nanyuki

Point Lenana via Sirimon route - 4895 m - F+ - Mount Kenya
Ale, Andrea, Chelsea, Maren, Nicole

Batian NE route (attempt) - 5199 m - V - 750 m - Mount Kenya
Ale & Andrea