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This area (with Upper Cliffs) has seen much activity during recent years (at time of writing 1991 guidebook) and it is easily reached in about a ten minute hike from the Picnic Tree if the following trail is taken. A sleep path rises left of Lower Cliffs for about 20m then traverses rightwards along the top of Lower Cliffs for approximately 150m before rising directly to the left-hand end of Upper Cliffs below the obvious crackline of The Lizard. Agama Wall is the small, but not insignificant cliff up on the left capped by a large orange overhang. There are three routes on Agama Wall.
©Description
Access issues inherited from Lukenya
Lukenya is owned by the Mountain Club of Kenya and entrance is free for members. Non-members have to pay for daily membership (KES400 for Kenyan citizens, KES800 for others, payable by Mpesa Paybill No. 880926, account: guest fee). No commercial groups are allowed without prior agreement from MCK. Some climbs are occasionally off-limits when eagles are nesting (in particular Eagle's Nest Face). If this is the case it is normally communicated on a notice in the sign-on book at the gate, through a climber Whatsapp group and on the relevant page on theCrag. There are many other wild animals that call Lukenya home, including a resident leopard, snakes, hyenas. In general, these will all stay well out of your way, but be aware at night and avoid confrontations with bigger grazers like giraffes or eland. This is a wild place, so treat it with respect, pack out any rubbish, and bury human waste at least 30 cm underground (bring a spade or trowel!).
©Approach
Park at picnic tree, then a ten minute hike. A sleep path rises left of Lower Cliffs for about 60 feet then traverses rightwards along the top of Lower Cliffs for approximately 150 yards before rising directly to the left-hand end of Upper Cliffs below the obvious crackline of The Lizard. Agama Wall is the cliff on the left with an overhand on the top. An alternative option is to climb something on Main Wall, then walk left along good paths to the cliff.
©Ethic inherited from Lukenya
Lukenya is mostly trad, with some specific sport crags. No bolting is allowed without special permission from the Mountain Club of Kenya - get in touch with them if you think you have spotted a sport route, think there should be an extra bolt on a climb, see some degraded equipment, etc. Avoid cutting down any vegetation beyond a few bush branches - if you think a particular tree poses a real danger to climbers please bring this to the attention of MCK. Don't harass any of the local, sometimes rare wildlife.
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