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WNB
10: NARO MORO ROUTE: The most popular trekking
route, with easy access to the start of the route and good facilities on the way
up. There are two bunkhouses, one hut and several places to camp. This route also
allows a very quick ascent to Point Lenana, which is fine if you're well acclimatized. NARO
MORO ROUTE - 5 DAYS
Day 01: Nairobi
- Nanyuki
On arrival you will be picked at the Airport or Hotel
in and tranferred to Nanyuki Town for acclimation. Dinner and overnight
at your Hotel.
Day 02: Nanyuki - Met Station 1000m ascent
From the gate we keep to the park track, which follows
the crest of a broad ridge between the Northern and Southern Naro Moro
valleys. The going is easy, and it's pleasant walking through the forest.
About two thirds of the way up, after the bridge, there are good views
to your left (north), down into the Northern Naro Moru Valley. The track
ends at Met Station (3050m). Meals and Overnight will be served at Met
Station.
Day
03:Met Station - Mackinder's Camp (1150m ascent)
From Met Station, we head uphill on the track and pass the
radio mast on your right after about half an hour. The track turns into a path
and after another 30 minutes you'll reach the end of the forest belt and enter
moorland. This area is called the Vertical Bog; conditions range from them damp
to the glutinous depending on when it last rained. Wade through (or hop across
tussocks) until the going gets easier and you reach a fork, overlooking then Teleki
valley, about 31/2 hours from Met Station. After about 45 minutes you'll eventually
be at Mackinder's Camp area (4200m). Meals and Overnight will be served at Mackinder's
Camp. Day 04: Mackinder's
Camp - Point Lenana
Today start hiking around
3a.m to get to the summit of Point Lenana by sunrise, or just after, then a walk
all the way back down to Met Station on same day. This is long and hard, and the
speed of ascent is one of the major reasons why so many people get sick and don't
enjoy their trek. We therefor recommend by far that you go up in the day light
as far as Austrian Hut (4790m) and spend the night of stage 3 there before going
up to Lenana next morning. Alternatively, you can spend a second night at Mackinder's
after lenana, and go down to Met the next day. Even better, spend two nights at
Mackinder's Camp before going up to Lenana, to give your self more time to acclimatize
and a much better chance of enjoying the walk to the top. From Austrian hut you
get excellent views: north- east up to the summit of Point Lenana, with the area
on the left (west) of the main south- west ridge usually a snow field covering
the Lewis Glacier; west, across the Lewis Glacier itself, to the steep south east
face of Newlion; and south east, down into the Hobley Valley, with Gallery Tarn
over to the left (north) side of the valley. Meals and Overnight will be served
at Met Station. Day 05 :
Met Station - Park Gate 2600m
On this last
day we retrace our footstep and down on the path to park gate. Meals and Overnight
will be served at our town Hotel or our next destination
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