• Date: Feb 2022.
• Location: Aberdare Range, Kenya.
• Challenge: The Cha Muhimu Traverse.
• Description: The Cha Muhimu Traverse is a 90KM Aberdare Range traverse from the North to South. It requires one to summit Mount Satima, Table Mountain, Rurimeria Hill, Mount Kinangop and Elephant Hill. All in one trip.
• 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