Mt KENYA-CHIGORIA ROUTE
Company: SAVAGE WILDERNESS
- 20 SCHOOL CHILDREN AGE 15
-3 guides and 3 teachers
-30 porters (the children and teachers did not carry any equipment only day sacks as the porters carried all kit)
DAY 1: from vehicle drop off to Chigoria Bandas.
Distance walked: 10kms
Walk: 5 hours
Altitude: 3100m
Altitude gain: 700m
DAY 2: Chigoria Bandas to Lake Ellis
Distance walked: 8kms
Walk: 5hours
Altitude: 3480m
Altitude gain: 400m
DAY 3: Lake Ellis to Mintos Hut
Distance Walked: 9kms
Walk: 7hours
Altitude: 4287m
Altitude gain: 800m
DAY 4: Could not summit as I had 3 girls with signs of altitude sickness so I made the call to take the girls to lower altitude. We camped at Road head campsite (3300m). The girls felt good and were happy to sleep the night there before returning to the gate the next day.
DAY 5: Return to Chigoria gate
Distance walked: 6kms
Walk: 1 hour 45mins
Altitude: 3100m
Vehicles met us an we returned back to Nairobi.
TOTAL Distance walked: 29 kms to summit
