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Flora and Fauna: Eagle eggs in nest

A nesting pair of Verreaux's eagles uses the top of Pig's Ear to raise their young every year here. Please do not climb Pig's Ear or the route to the immediate left or right in April, May or June. At all other times do check before starting up if the nest is occupied.

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A veritable corker! Start from boulder just right of Savage Waltz. Pull up bulge on good jugs and continue to glassy wall below "ear"(a peg with a split eye is on left). Up this wall (crux) to crack and layback strenuously rightwards to jugs and ledge. Easily to top.

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Route history

23 Jun 1964First ascent: Rusty Baillie & John Winning

Warnings

3 Apr 2021 Warning Flora and Fauna: Eagle eggs in nest

Location

Lat/Lon: -1.48827, 37.06973

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Grade citation

E1 5b 19 Assigned grade
E1 5b 19 Lukenya Climbs

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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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