Kenya Rock Climbing

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.