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Elevation: | 2,493 ft | 760 m |
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With the exception of National Parks (Hell's Gate, Aberdares, Tsavo, Mt Kenya, etc), most of the climbing in Kenya resides on private land. Access is always sensitive when climbers must pass through a boma or farm, and there have been difficult negotiations to preserve access to many of the cliffs. However, this continued access depends on the behaviour of all visiting and local climbers. For details on any particular area, please contact the Mountain Club of Kenya for up to date recommendations on the best way to access a cliff. To that end, don't rely on the GPS coordinates of some of the crags as they might be purposely inaccurate to preserve access.
Generally, if homeowners, locals, or kids ask for a "gift" to allow access, please respectfully refuse and offer snacks or drinks. Most of the time everyone is friendly, curious, and excited to see people climb, but there have been challenges in the past. It's better to turn around and not climb that day than to set up an expectation that all climbers must pay to access a cliff.
Generally, if homeowners, locals, or kids ask for a "gift" to allow access, please respectfully refuse and offer snacks or drinks. Most of the time everyone is friendly, curious, and excited to see people climb, but there have been challenges in the past. It's better to turn around and not climb that day than to set up an expectation that all climbers must pay to access a cliff.
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Kenya is blessed with an enormous amount and variety of rock, incredible wildlife, and storied climbing history. This makes it a perfectly unique destination for anyone looking for adventure climbing of all sorts in remote and beautiful settings.
From roadside crags near Nairobi to unclimbed big-walls in the north to the alpine wonderland of Mt Kenya: whatever get you stoked, Kenya has it. The only thing it doesn't have is crowds or a large volume of sport climbing. Bring your rack, bring your ice tools, bring your machete!
Note: Most crags face sensitive access issues, particularly those outside national parks and near villages. Please contact the Mountain Club of Kenya to get the latest updates and advice.
Mountain Club of Kenya
From roadside crags near Nairobi to unclimbed big-walls in the north to the alpine wonderland of Mt Kenya: whatever get you stoked, Kenya has it. The only thing it doesn't have is crowds or a large volume of sport climbing. Bring your rack, bring your ice tools, bring your machete!
Note: Most crags face sensitive access issues, particularly those outside national parks and near villages. Please contact the Mountain Club of Kenya to get the latest updates and advice.
Mountain Club of Kenya
Classic Climbing Routes at Kenya
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