• Date: Feb 2022.
• Location: Aberdare Range, Kenya.
• Challenge: The Cha Muhimu Traverse.
• Description: It is a 90KM hiking trail in the Aberdare Range from the north to the south of the mountain range. It also requires one to summit Mount Satima, Table Mountain, Rurimeria Hill, Mount Kinangop and Elephant Hill along the way.
• Difficulty: Very Hard.
• Duration: 3 Days/2 Nights Camping.
• Starting Point: Twin Rocks.
• Finish: Njabini Gate.
• Total Distance: 91.3 km.
• Total Elevation Gain: 3,226 m.
• Total Elevation Loss: 4,017 m.
• Total Calories Burned: 13,152.

DAY 1: Twin Rocks – Mount Satima – Table Mountain – Rurimeria Hill.

• Distance: 21.7 km.
• Time: 8 hr 50 min.
• Elevation Gain: 1,232 m.
• Elevation Loss: 759 m.

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DAY 2: Rurimeria Hill – Mutubio Gate.

• Distance: 39.4 km.
• Time: 12 hr 25 min.
• Elevation Gain: 621 m.
• Elevation Loss: 1,240 m.

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DAY 3: Mutubio Gate – Mount Kinangop – Elephant Hill – Njabini Gate. (Finish)

• Distance: 30.2 km.
• Time: 14 hr 3 min.
• Elevation Gain: 1,373 m.
• Elevation Loss: 2,018 m.

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Tough challenge! It took me months to plan this hike and also doing some recce hikes to map out a route.

After successfully completing the traverse, I felt like it needed a name. So I named it, “The Cha Muhimu Traverse“.

One of my proudest achievements. 🙂

We were a team of 12 (3 hikers, 1 ranger, 1 local guide, 1 chef, 1 driver & 5 porters).

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Interested in doing this awesome traverse?

Email me: hike@chamuhimutraverse.com