PERSONAL Mt KENYA CLIMB
CLIMB: NORTH FACE BATIAN 5199M ASL
Sirimon Trail
3 climbers including myself
DAY 1: Walk from Sirimon gate to Old Moses
Distance walked: 9kms
Walk: 3 and a half hours
Altitude: 3400m
Altitude gain: 400m
DAY 2: Walk from Old Moses to Apitheatre on The North Face of Batian.
Distance walked: 16kms 12pitches of the climb
Walk: 9hours
Altitude: 4850m
Altitude gain: 1,450m
DAY 3: Amphitheatre back to Old Moses
Distance walked: 16kms
Walk: 5 hours
Altitude: 3400m
We then got motorbikes to take us from Old Moses back to Sirimon gate.
Due to bad weather coming in on the 3rd day we had to make the sad decision of returning back to Sirimon gate and instead attempt Batian another day when the weather is in our favour.
