Help

North Picnic Tree

  • Grade context: UK
0

Description

North Picnic Tree is the parking spot to access Main Wall and a few other lesser-climbed crags (Practice Wall, Hyrax Wall, etc.).

©

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

Drive through Lukenya Academy, turn left past some animal enclosures, then through a gate. From here turn left again and follow the school fence back towards Mombasa Road for a few hundred metres. Just past the MCK sign a small track goes off the main track, this is the North Picnic Tree parking spot.

©

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.

©

Some content has been provided under license from: © Mountain Club of Kenya (Copyright Mountain Club of Kenya)

This feature doesn't have any sub-areas or routes yet!

If you are familiar with North Picnic Tree please take the time to add what you know. Thanks!

If you login then you can add areas and/or routes.

Did you know?

Did you know that you can create an account to record, track and share your climbing ascents? Thousands of climbers are already doing this.

Accommodations nearby more Hide

Share this

Sat 6 May
Check out what is happening in North Picnic Tree.

Get a detailed insight with a timeline showing

  • Ticks by climbers like you
  • Discussions of the community
  • Updates to the index by our users
  • and many more things.

Login to see the timeline!

Deutsch English Español Français Italiano 한국어 Português 中文