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Wed 14th Feb 2024 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Guiding Nina and Nick Martyn. Tricky ice conditions in Gate of Mist. Very long belay on summit of nelion before descent
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Sun 31st Dec 2023 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- ~4 | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
For a party of 3, it took us 4h50 to ascend (with some variations on the route so did 19 pitches and 382m of climbing, and 2h50 to abseil to the base. It had been raining all week in the afternoons from noon, and the companies that went up the few days before us suffered from harsh rains. We pushed for the summit just at 11:40 before it started snowing. Some of the abseil anchors. Though, may soon require replacing to make descents safer.
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Mon 21st Mar 2022 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sun 13th Mar 2022 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Guided 2 clients as well as Ian Lekiluai who became the first Samburu to climb the two summits of Nelion and Batian successfully on this trip. We spent a night on Nelion before crossing to Batian and back the next day.
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Sat 12th Feb 2022 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Guiding.
Started just after 4am and summited Nelion by 8am. Tricky ice conditions at the gate of the mists meant over 2 hours spent after departing from Nelion. By 11:10am we made it to Batian.
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Sun 9th Jan 2022 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Guiding a client. Up and down in one day. Did not cross gate of mist due to a later arrival (1pm) on the summit of Nelion
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Tue 4th Jan 2022 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Guiding an expedition, one client, carried roughly 15kg in bivvy gear and extra rope on top of leading the whole thing. Only went as far as the summit of Nelion
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Fri 31st Dec 2021 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | |||||
Degraff variation, challenging in snowy conditions.
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4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Guiding an expedition with a bivvy at the top. Did not cross over to Batian
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Sun 7th Mar 2021 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion - with Sam Mwangi | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Thu 4th Mar 2021 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion - with Gitonga Wandai, Yan-Eric Douvier | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Wed 23rd Dec 2020 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion - with Palvi, Alex | 300m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sun 1st Mar 2020 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion - with Joel M, Henrik | 300m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Amazing. Felt rough most of the way but got to lead the final two pitches. Good weather all the way and slet in Howell Hut at the top. Good effort from Joel and Henrik, especially the Shipton's Crack pitch.
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4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
D 4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion - with Henrik, Ian Thorpe | 300m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
character building!
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Wed 15th Jan 2020 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Alternating lead with Seb V. The other party of our group was in front with a guide.
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Wed 10th Apr 2019 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
with RB; i led official crux, he led horrible traverse etc.
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Sat 23rd Feb 2019 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★★ Classic | ||||
Sat 2nd Feb 2019 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
5a 4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Tue 9th Jan 2018 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion - with Emmanuel F, Lewis | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Tue 30th Dec 2014 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
Sat 5th Aug 2006 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion | 300m | |||||
Wed 12th Mar 1997 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion - with Benny Bach | 300m | ★★★ Mega Classic | ||||
Great climb.
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Tue 2nd Feb 1993 - Mt Kenya | |||||||
Nelion and Batian | |||||||
5a 4- | ★★★ Southeast Face of Nelion (Normal) | 300m | ★★ Very Good | ||||
From Mackinders Hut crossed Lewis Glacier? before daybreak. Long day climbing to arrive at Howells shelter approx 1800hrs and overnight with altitude sickness. Nelion only climbed. 18 pitch descent. Some blind abseils. Fantastic.
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