Ella Wright - 183090

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Details

Start Date : 05/09/2015

End Date : 11/09/2015

Duration : 6 days

Style : Assistant Leader

Type : International Summer Quality Mountain Day

Weather : Light rain - good visibility

Wind : Gentle breeze

Camping Type :

Nights Camping : 5

Mountains :

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Description

SAVAGE WILDERNESS
20 children ISK school (no child carried their bags only day packs, porters carried their ruck sacs)
4 guides
30 porters
Company: SAVAGE WILDERNESS

DAY 1, Sirimon gate to Old Moses
Distance walked: 9kms
Walk: 5 hours
Altitude: 3400m
Altitude gain: 400m

DAY 2, Old Moses to Leaky North
Distance walked: 9kms
Walk: 7 hours
Altitude: 3,993m
Altitude gain: 500m

DAY 3, Leaky North to Old Moses
Distance walked: 9kms
Walk: 2 hours
Altitude: 3400m
note: I had to return to Old Moses to meet a second group going up the mountain.

DAY 4, Old Moses to Leaky North
Distance walked: 9kms
Walk: 7 hours
Altitude: 3,993m
Altitude gain: 500m

DAY 5, Leaky North to Shiptons camp
Distance walked:
Walk: 5 hours
Altitude: 4,236m
Altitude gain: 243m

DAY 6, Shiptons camp to Summit of Lanana and back to Old Moses
Distance walked: 18kms
Walk: 3 hours to summit, 2 hours back to Shiptons and 3 hours to Old Moses.
Altitude: 4985m
Altitude gain: 749mSNOW AND ICE WERE PRESENT HOWEVER CLEAR ICE STEPS AND THE USE OF TEH VIA FERATA MADE IT SAFE AND POSSIBLE TO REACH THE SUMMIT.

Transport collected the children at Old Moses camp.

Area : Kenya

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