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Ascent of Mount Kenya - Point Lenana on 2016-01-08

Climber: Greg Slayden

Others in Party:Rob Woodall -- Trip Report or GPS Track
William (Guide)
----Only Party on Mountain
Date:Friday, January 8, 2016
Ascent Type:Successful Summit Attained
Peak:Mount Kenya - Point Lenana
    Location:Kenya
    Elevation:16335 ft / 4978 m
Summary Total Data
    Total Elevation Gain:718 ft / 218 m
    Total Elevation Loss:7641 ft / 2328 m
    Round-Trip Distance:16.4 mi / 26.5 km
    Quality:6 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)
    Route Conditions:
Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Scramble
    Gear Used:
Guide, Porters, Hut Camp
    Weather:Cool, Breezy, Low Clouds
Ascent Statistics
    Gain on way in:718 ft / 218 m
    Distance:1 mi / 1.5 km
    Route:S Ridge
    Start Trailhead:Lewis Glacier  15617 ft / 4760 m
Descent Statistics
    Loss on way out:7641 ft / 2328 m
    Distance:15.5 mi / 24.9 km
    Route:Shipton/Sirmion
    End Trailhead:Sirimon Gate  8694 ft / 2649 m
Ascent Part of Trip: 2016 - Kenya

Complete Trip Sequence:
OrderPeak/PointDateGain
1Mount Kenya - Point John2016-01-066111 ft / 1863 m
2Mount Kenya - Nelion Peak2016-01-07 a1962 ft / 598 m
3Mount Kenya2016-01-07 b180 ft / 55 m
4Mount Kenya - Nelion Peak2016-01-07 c144 ft / 44 m
5Mount Kenya - Point Lenana2016-01-08718 ft / 219 m
Total Trip Gain: 9115 ft / 2779 m    Total Trip Loss: 10428 ft / 3179 m
GPS Data for Ascent/Trip


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