Shipton's Camp (4,236 metres (13,898 ft)) Shipton's Camp is administered by Bantu Utamaduni Lodge. It is home to many rock hyrax, as well as striped mice, many types of sunbirds …
Mount Kenya is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. The highest peaks of the mountain are Batian (5,199 metres or 17,057 feet), Nelion (5,188 …
Old Moses Camp (3,400 metres (11,155 ft))
Old Moses Camp is administered by Bantu Utamaduni Lodge. It has dormitories and a large campsite, as well as accommodation for guides and porters.
A beautiful valley with all sorts of otherworldly plants along the path. Above all, the giant lobelias, so numerous that we initially mistook them for small trees in the distance, …
On the way to Shipton's, you pass a small ridge from which you have a fantastic first view of the summit—if it's not covered in clouds—and down into the valley below. It's a perfect spot for a short rest.