subject: Mount Kenya 2010 [print this page] Climbing on the equator - in late September in Krakow Tatra guides set off to Mount Kenya.
In which is already 55 years of tradition of Academic Circles Guides Tatra guides trips into the mountains around the world were an important element of gaining experience and integrate the environment. The apogee of these trips accounted for the years 1974 - 1996, then organized numerous expeditions to the highest mountain in the world and the most exotic corners of the earth (the Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Pamir, Andes, Alps, Atlas, etc.).
The massif of Mount Kenya
After a long break the next generation of guides AKPT began to refer to the tradition of organizing an expedition in 2008 in the Georgian Caucasus, which won the top of Kazbek (5,047 m) and the following year in the mountains of Turkish Kurdistan in Ararat (5165 m).
Also this year, embarks on another trip - after the experience of previous trips, in which Won relatively high, but the easily accessible peaks this year decided to raise the bar a little and attempt to get up as high, but much less readily available. The choice fell on Mount Kenya (5,199 m), located almost on the equator, the second highest mountain range in Africa, whose highest peaks are only accessible nieatwymi climbing routes.
Roads to the top
The main objective of the trip is to enter the highest peak of the massif - the so-called Batian. classical way by the north wall (of the difficulties in the scale of the UIAA IV). If the weather and condition of the participants is also planned to attack much more difficult, the eastern wall Neliona (5,188 m) - the second-highest peak Mt. Kenya (roads "Eastern Groove VII and the" East Gate "V).
It is also worth mentioning that, apart from quite a number of inputs trekingowymi, in the massif of Mount Kenya hosted the Polish rarely climbing tours - from the time the first Polish expedition organized in 1974, there were only a few (such as with the well-known climber Kinga Baranowska), of which Almost all attacked the south side (near Diamond couloir) - according to available information, the planned road on the east wall Neliona Polish do not yet have access.
Altitude profile
In addition to seven-person group climbing expedition takes part in the 4-person team trekingowy, which in addition to entering the third, the easiest tip of the Massif Pt Lenana (4985 m), also plans to acquire the highest mountain in Africa, located in neighboring Tanzania's Kilimanjaro (5895 m asl .)
