Hike 098: Mount Kenya (24hr Challenge)

  • Date: June 2021.
  • Location: Mount Kenya.
  • Route: Naro Moru.
  • Start & Finish Point: Met Station.
  • Objective: To hike from Met Station to Lenana Peak and back within 24 hours.
  • Difficulty: Very Hard.
  • Outcome: Successful.
  • Total Distance: 28 km.
  • Start Time: 4:43 am.
  • Summit: 12:36 pm.
  • Finish: 5:14 pm.
  • Total Time: 12 hr 31 min.
  • Moving Time: 8 hr 11 min.
  • Calories Burned: 4,167.
  • Met Station Elevation: 3,048 m.
  • Lenana Peak Elevation: 4,985 m.
  • Elevation Gain: 2,071 m.

The Mt. Kenya 24 hr challenge series is now complete! Chogoria, Sirimon and Naro Moru.

Naro Moru is the steepest of the three but was my most enjoyable hike. The weather was clear and the route has excellent surrounding views of the valleys, tarns, glacier and Batian.

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