Hike 277: Mount Kenya (Point Peter)

  • Date: August 2025.
  • Location: Point Peter – Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya.
  • Route: Sirimon.
  • Start & Finish Point: Old Moses Camp.
  • Duration: 3 Days.
  • Total Distance: 32 km.
  • Min. Elevation: 3,300 m.
  • Point Peter Elevation: 4,757 m.
  • Elevation Gain: 1,850 m.

DAY 1: Old Moses Camp (3,300m) to Shipton’s Camp (4,200m).

– Distance: 14 km.
– Time: 6 hrs.

DAY 2: Shipton’s Camp – POINT PETER (4,757m) – Shipton’s Camp.

– Distance: 4 km.
– Time: 8 hr 20 min.
– Technical Rock Climbing: 3 Pitches.

My first technical peak.

We left Shipton’s Camp at 7:40am. Reached the base of Point Peter at 10:00am. Started the technical climb and summited Point Peter (4,757m) at 12:08pm. Descended back to Shipton’s Camp at 4:00pm.

DAY 3: Shipton’s Camp to Old Moses Camp.
– Distance: 14 km.
– Time: 4 hrs.

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