Climbing Mount Kenya 16th August – 15th September 2016 Noah Smith & Philip Skurok Contents 1 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Main Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Secondary Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 2 The Team ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Noah Smith - Leader .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Philip Skurok - Treasurer ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 3 Country Profile.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.1. Nairobi ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.2. Mount Kenya ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3. Wages and Tips ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 3.4. Climate and Weather ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 4 Expedition Diary ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.1. Arrival .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 4.1.1. 18th – 20th August ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2. Mount Kenya ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2.1. 21st August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2.2. 22nd August .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 4.2.3. 23rd August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 4.2.4. 24th August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 4.2.5. 25th August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 4.2.6. 26th August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 4.2.7. 27th August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 4.3. Hell’s Gate National Park ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 4.3.1. 28th August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 4.3.2. 29th August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 4.3.3. 30th August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 4.3.4. 31st August ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 4.3.5. 1st September ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 4.4. Masai Mara .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 4.4.1. 2nd – 4th September ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 4.4.2. 5th – 6th September ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 4.5. Kericho ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.5.1. 7th – 12th September .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 4.5.2. 13th September ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.5.3. 14th September ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.5.4. 15th September ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 5 Wildlife ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 6 Food ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 24 7 Transport ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................