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	Grade	Route	Gear style	Quality	Climber
Tue 2nd Apr 2024 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Nemesis Area Boulders Bergmeister
	V6	★★★ Berghain	Boulder	★★★ Classic	Peter Naituli
4 repeats in one session to nail it
Sat 9th Mar 2024 - Ma-Voloni
Kilimwana hill / Bowling rock
	6a ~6a+	★★ Arobaini - with Hamish 1 35 Second lead by Hamish 2 30 Sport lead by Lindsay 3 50 Second lead by Hamish Combined pitches 3 & 4	Sport 120m	★★ Very Good	Lindsay
First and second pitches definitely hardest, I’d say 6a+ at least. Very thin but you can trust the friction! Pretty clean now thanks to Sam Mwangi! Nice bolting job climbingfish and Emmanuel F! We had to rest on first two pitches (we aren’t sport climbers 😂) and then Hamish linked the last two much more easily.
Mon 5th Feb 2024 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Plains Area The Ring
	V4	★★★ Precious	Boulder	★★★ Mega Classic	Peter Naituli
fun and easy repeat
Mon 5th Feb 2024 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Plains Area Tiger Shark
	V2	★ The Shallows	Boulder		Peter Naituli
fun repeat. Best I've felt on it
Sun 21st Jan 2024 - Lukenya
Baboon Cliff
	4b	★ Sleazy Greasy	Sport 15m, 3		Yan-Eric Douvier
Setup a top rope for the kids
Sat 20th Jan 2024 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Nemesis Area Boulders The Blade of Damocles
	V4	El Machete	Boulder		Peter Naituli
FA
Sat 6th Jan 2024 - Lukenya
Baboon Cliff
	5b	★★ Dapper Flapper	Sport 5	★★ Very Good	Ed Nhlane
A nice tricky start on the slab but gets really good going further up past bolt 1. Really enjoyed it.
	5a	★★ Heebie Jeebies	Sport	★★ Very Good	Ed Nhlane
Excellent flow in climbing. Really good 5a. No worries about poop on his route.
	4b	★ Mambo Mamba	Sport		Ed Nhlane
Really good sequence
	4b	★ Supu ya kuku	Sport	Average	Ed Nhlane
For an easy and fun day, this is a nice warm up. But there is too much baboon poop on every hold! 😀
Thu 4th Jan 2024 - Hell's Gate
Fischer's Tower
	S	★★ The Replacement	Trad 40m	★★ Very Good	Ed Nhlane
Good views during the Climb. Decent holds on the basalt rock.
Thu 4th Jan 2024 - Hell's Gate
Fischer's Cliff
	S	★★ Guillotine Groove	Trad 16m	★★ Very Good	Ed Nhlane
Really good and fun line.
Thu 4th Jan 2024 - Hell's Gate
Fischer's Tower
	VS	★★ West Rib Variation	Trad 40m	★★ Very Good	Ed Nhlane
Such an amazing, easy, and fun climb! As a trad beginner, I really enjoyed it for my trad induction.
Jan 2024 - Lukenya
Archway
	VS 5a	★★ Boiler Plate	Mixed trad 25m, 1		Peter Naituli
had to rescue Gabe on the route beside
Fri 10th Nov 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Nemesis Area Boulders Slabburu
	V1	Moran therapy	Boulder		Peter Naituli
FA
	V2	★★ Thunderthighs	Boulder		Peter Naituli
FA
	V2	★ Kupe Mweupe	Boulder		Peter Naituli
FA
Fri 10th Nov 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Nemesis Area Boulders Esoterica
	V3	Esoteric	Boulder		Peter Naituli
FA
Sun 29th Oct 2023 - Hell's Gate
Fischer's Cliff
	5.11c	★★★ Hakuna Matata - with Peter Naituli	Trad 16m	★★★ Classic	Forest
Gear is good. Project crux with 3x purple.
Sat 28th Oct 2023 - Hell's Gate
Fischer's Cliff
	VS	★ Bouboulinas Street - with Forest	Trad 13m	Average	Peter Naituli
First route of Forest's birthday project. We did 30 routes that day.
Fri 27th Oct 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Picnic tree Boulders Hukumu
	V5	★★★ The People vs. The Ololokwe Golf Club - with Ian Thorpe, Peter Naituli	Boulder		Schunk
also added a sit-start to this that solidifies it as 3 stars. Can start with small compression underclings and move up to original start jug.
Wed 2nd Aug 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Far Ridge Big Fig Lightning Tortue
	V3	★★ Leonardo - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
best line on the boulder... heady up there!
Sat 29th Jul 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Picnic tree Boulders Egyptian Slab boulder
	V3 ~V2	★★ Sarcophagus	Boulder 8m	★★★ Classic	Schunk
so good
Thu 27th Jul 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Far Ridge Big Fig Lightning Rocket Man
	V3	★★★ Not the man they think I am - with Ian Thorpe, Joel M, kash ramli	Boulder 6m	★★★ Classic	Schunk
Lukenya top 10!
Thu 27th Jul 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Far Ridge Big Fig Lightning The Wailing Wall
	V4 ~V5	That tree has got to go - with Schunk, Ian Thorpe	Boulder	Average	Joel M
ouch
	V4 ~V5	That tree has got to go - with Ian Thorpe, Joel M, kash ramli	Boulder	★ Good	Schunk
fun 2-move board problem!
Wed 19th Jul 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Far Ridge Big Fig Lightning Swiss Army Knife
	V4	★★ Big knife - with Joel M, kash ramli	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
very cool stand through the undercling move
Tue 18th Jul 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Far Ridge Big Fig Lightning Crashpad Slide Boulder
	V6 Easy	★★★ Crashpad Slide - with Schunk	Boulder	★★★ Classic	Joel M
nice to get this after projecting years ago
Tue 27th Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Nemesis Area Boulders Weakness Boulder
	V4 Hard	★★ Line of Weakness	Boulder		Schunk
In the running for Lukenya's hardest V4... I think 4 or 5 is fair
Sat 24th Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Campsite Area Boulders Dump Truck
	V4 Hard	★ Lot Lizard	Boulder	★ Good	Schunk
definitely took me the longest of the 3 on this boulder
	V5	★★★ Dump Truck	Boulder	★★★ Classic	Schunk
Ian Thorpe said it was named after me so I guess I had to go send
Thu 22nd Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Nemesis
	6b	★★ Faithless	Sport 12m	★ Good	Schunk
kinda forced between two routes, but the holds are there for some nice moves if you do force it
Tue 20th Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Plains Area Leopard Cave
	V1 ~V1	★★ Bone Hole - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder		Schunk
First move seems to pull out of V0 range, but fun climb with some easy but exciting moves
Sun 18th Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Campsite Area Boulders Night Crawler
	V6	★★ Night Crawler	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
Spicy mantling over the top is definitely one of the hardest moves I've ever done
Wed 14th Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Picnic tree Boulders Dinosaur Egg
	V4	★★★ Panic Mechanic - with Ian Thorpe, Peter Naituli	Boulder	★★★ Mega Classic	Schunk
a perfect boulder problem
Sun 11th Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Main Face
	S 4a	★★ Arthur's Horror - with Melalite	Trad 60m	★★ Very Good	Yan-Eric Douvier
First pitch of Promenade/Pier and second pitch of Arthur's Horror
Sat 10th Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Nemesis
	7a	★★ Lost Luggage	Sport 7	★★★ Classic	Schunk
Had a blast projecting this... stoked for the send!
Thu 8th Jun 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Perched Boulder
	V3	★★ The Lukenya Highballing Society - with Schunk, Ian Thorpe	Boulder		Peter Naituli
First ascent
	V3	★★ The Lukenya Highballing Society - with Ian Thorpe, Peter Naituli	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
full extension crimpy lock offs, the best line of the 3 here
Mon 17th Apr 2023 - Hell's Gate
Main Wall Left end
	VS ~HVS	★★ The Amazing Journey - with Alison Polton-Simon	Trad 120m	★★ Very Good	Lindsay
Fun and exciting route on Main Wall featuring a tension traverse around a bulge using a cordalette (thanks Fish!) Route description says 'easiest way up Main Wall' but I just want to caution climbers who are new to Hells Gate, that it should not be taken lightly. First pitch is tricky, and the route is wandering - so route finding could be challenging if you don't do your research. Otherwise, fun and fairly well protected!
Sun 9th Apr 2023 - Hell's Gate
Main Wall Central wall
	VS	★★ Stiletto - with Emilie	Trad 120m		Sam Mwangi
After 3rd belay station consider straight move.
Wed 22nd Mar 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Dinner plate Boulder
	V3	★★ Knife - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
The movement isn't the greatest but it's such a beautiful boulder
Wed 22nd Mar 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Sleepy hollow
	V3	★ Right hand squeeze - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★ Good	Schunk
still reachy, but a lot more enjoyable on this side
	V2	★ Left hand squeeze - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder		Schunk
Yeah... I'm the reason it says it's harder if you're short. Really tough session on this.
Wed 22nd Mar 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Logger's Boulder
	V3	★★ I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
best on the boulder
Wed 8th Mar 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Clam
	V2	★ Clammy traverse - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder		Schunk
some scootin' and some more scootin'
	V4	★★★ In vino veritas - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★★ Classic	Schunk
a nice gym dyno with a one hand catch... fun!
Wed 8th Mar 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Midday sun jungle
	V2	★★ Kung Pao Chicken - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★★ Classic	Schunk
great climb right at the highball limit
Wed 8th Mar 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Gremlins
	V3	★★ Mogwai - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
fun moves
Tue 7th Mar 2023 - Hell's Gate
Fischer's Cliff
	5.11c	★★★ Hakuna Matata	Trad 16m		Forest
Tape left hand pinky next time. Removed large loose block at crux. Still goes at same grade likely.
Sat 4th Mar 2023 - Lukenya
Jacob's Ladder
	VD	Joseph - with Yan-Eric Douvier	Trad 26m		Schunk
VD? Who put letters in the V-Scale? But seriously, had a great time at the trad day. Asante Yan-Eric Douvier for the coaching!
Sat 25th Feb 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Perched Boulder
	V2	★★ Perched on a Royal Head - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
inside flag in the wild
	V3	★★ I'm warm, can I come down now? - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder		Schunk
Feels more exposed than the direct line. Good highball!
	V1	★ Sit-start Warm-up - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder		Schunk
Super cool start holds
	V2	★ Digging for Gold - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder		Schunk
The kind of problem that goes from "this is stupid" to "that was awesome" real quick
Sun 12th Feb 2023 - Ndeiya
Central Crag
	VD	★★★ Morning Shade	Trad 44m	Crap	Alex C
Rock quality is highly dubious and route description is a bit unclear. I got off route and runout on p3 or p4, barely weighted a tiny crimp and it broke off in my hand and I fell 9m onto a tree and broke my femur. Rescue was quite an ordeal.
Wed 8th Feb 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower The grumpy evangelist
	V4	★★★ Kumbatia watoto wako - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★★ Classic	Schunk
Amazing line! An instant favorite
Sun 5th Feb 2023 - Lukenya
Nemesis
	6a+	★★★ As Good as it Gets	Sport 25m, 6	★ Good	Alex C
repeat as warmup. Felt harder than the onsight for some reason!
	6b+	★★ Turbulence	Sport 25m, 6	★★ Very Good	Alex C
Sent it this time. Didn’t even feel desperate! Felt pretty smooth
	6b	★★★ Nemesis	Sport 22m, 5	★ Good	Alex C
Repeat. Felt very smooth
	6c+	★★★ Twisted Sisters	Sport 25m, 6		Alex C
Bolt to bolt to get the beta
Sun 29th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Tsunami
	V4	★★ Crème Brûlée	Boulder		Schunk
3 moves but they're great!
Sun 29th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower The grumpy evangelist
	V3	★ Marco	Boulder		Schunk
I'm taking the 2 because I sent it before the start hold broke... but it is probably also a 3 now
Sun 29th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Nemesis
	6a+	★★★ As Good as it Gets	Sport 25m, 6	★ Good	Alex C
Good warmup as not too cruxy.
	6b	★★★ Nemesis	Sport 22m, 5	★ Good	Alex C
Went off route on the first go and got too pumped. Lowered, rested, and got it clean second go.
Sun 29th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Main Face
	S 4a	★★ Arthur's Horror	Trad 60m	★★ Very Good	Alex C
Very fun. A bit runout in places so probably not an ideal one for a beginning leader.
Sun 29th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Upper Cliffs
	VS 4c	★★ Frogman	Trad 22m	★ Good	Alex C
Short but nice. Good for someone learning to jam.
Sun 22nd Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Nemesis
	5b	★ Bliss of Nemesis	Sport 15m, 5	Average	Alex C
good warmup
	6a+	★★ Peaches and Cream	Sport 22m, 6	★ Good	Alex C
The start felt hard for the grade but the rest is steady.
	6a	★★ Leap of Faith	Sport 22m, 6	★ Good	Alex C
Somewhat tricky start for the grade but the rest felt bang-on 6a.
	6b+	★★ Turbulence	Sport 25m, 6	★★ Very Good	Alex C
Pumped out at the lip of the overhang.
Sun 22nd Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Egyptian
	S ~HS	★ Scarab	Trad 23m		Ian Thorpe
Not the hardest climbing but hard to protect the start.
	E3 5c ~E3 ~5c	★★★ Take is not a safe word	Mixed trad 20m, 1		Ian Thorpe
Great addition to the crag and Lukenya - lovely climbing. Would say E3 5c as after scoping it out I found the gear to be pretty bomber and evenly spaced.
Sat 21st Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Tsunami
	V2	★★ Sugar rush	Boulder	★★★ Classic	Schunk
One of the best of the grade for Lukenya... I think I only put it behind Chickenhead.
Sun 15th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Egyptian
	E2 5b	★★ Los Penitentes	Mixed trad 2	★ Good	Alex C
Hard crux, where I fell. Sadly though the interest is not as sustained as at the other E2.
	S ~VS	★★★ Papyrus	Trad 22m	★ Good	Alex C
Definitely felt like solid VS, though admittedly it was my first trad lead in nine months.
	HVS 5a ~VS	★ Death of Disco	Trad 25m	Don't Bother	Alex C
Had to take at the bolt because the holds were covered in hyrax feces. Disgusting to clean without a brush. Otherwise felt very soft for the grade.
Sat 14th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Cocktail Boulder
	V2	★ On the Rocks	Boulder		Schunk
tree is pretty in the way now but still climbable
Sat 14th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Perched Boulder
	V2	★ Sit-start Pull Cross	Boulder		Schunk
cool side pull/pinch hold
	V2	★ Slippery feet	Boulder		Schunk
Appropriately named... cool first move
Sat 14th Jan 2023 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Watertower Jenga
	V2	★★ Arete	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
Not sure how it was originally done, but I'll suggest this: Sit-start low on arete, go out wide for a couple cool compression bumps that take you back to the top corner of the arete, needing to control a barn door before the top out. Cool line!
Fri 13th Jan 2023 - Hell's Gate
Main Wall Right end
	VS ~HVS	★★ The Devil Drives - with Dylan	Trad 80m		Sam Mwangi
After the Two rusty Pegs run out maybe bolt in future.
Tue 27th Dec 2022 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Picnic tree Boulders Tickfest
	V1 Hard	★ Tickle my fancy - with Tyson	Boulder	★ Good	Schunk
technical! took a few repeats before V1 started to make sense
Wed 2nd Nov 2022 - Lukenya
Egyptian
	E5 6a	★★★ Take is not a safe word - with Gabriel Jackson	Mixed trad 20m, 1	★★★ Mega Classic	Peter Naituli
What a route. Engaging moves without the rope.
Sat 29th Oct 2022 - Lukenya
Egyptian
	E5 6a E3 5c	★★★ Take is not a safe word - with Gabriel Jackson	Mixed trad 20m, 1	★★★ Mega Classic	Peter Naituli
Great climb. Some of the best moves on Egyptian and some of the best moves I've done at Lukenya. Current grade (French 6c) seems fair for technical difficulty though believe E3 is a better description for seriousness. Protection is fairly decent on good rock and this combination with the moves feels more in line with other E3's in the country. Highly recommend this route.
Mon 17th Oct 2022 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Far Ridge Big Fig Lightning Finger mash
	V4	★★ Fucking my fingers - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Schunk
loved these holds. Pro tip: don't fall in the bush
Mon 26th Sep 2022 - Hell's Gate
Main Wall Right end
	16 VS	★★ The Devil Drives	Trad 80m	★ Good	Rob Alhadeff
The first two pitches are fantastic. The third pitch is stupid and requires a bolt below the peg runner halfway up. You move off a platform and up for 10m of blank, slippery climbing that is 100% blank in terms of protection. If you slip there you are going to deck on the platform below. It isn't hard climbing but its unnecessarily risky. Once you move past that peg runner then you are into the usual HG rubbish at the top which is fine.
Mon 26th Sep 2022 - Hell's Gate
Main Wall Central wall
	E1	★★★ Olympian	Trad 190m	★★★ Classic	Rob Alhadeff
Incredible climb.
Sun 11th Sep 2022 - Lukenya
Main Face
	E2 6a	★★ The Joker — 2 attempts - with Quinn Miller	Mixed trad 60m, 2	Crap	Shaun Miller
There is a loose bolt at the top-totally put me off!
Sat 20th Aug 2022 - Ma-Voloni
Kilimwana hill / Bowling rock
	6a	★★ Arobaini 1 6a 35m 2 30m 3 20m 4 30m	Sport 120m	★★★ Classic	Alex Shen
Super fun day climbing this route. Consistent slab climbing. Third pitch is perhaps the most tricky one. Top anchor is on the very far right of the last bolt. Amazing view at the top.
Fri 19th Aug 2022 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Picnic tree Boulders The Crown
	V3	★★ Jack	Boulder		Peter Naituli
partially campused
	V3	★★★ The Joker	Boulder		Peter Naituli
Fully campused
Sat 6th Aug 2022 - Lukenya
Nemesis
	6a	★★ Leap of Faith	Sport 22m, 6	★★ Very Good	Alex Shen
nice route with a tricky start
Sun 31st Jul 2022 - Lukenya
Nemesis
	6a+	★★ Peaches and Cream - with Ian Thorpe	Sport 22m, 6		Peter Naituli
A sweet solo. Went down in swift fashion after soloing 9 pitches at baboon cliff. From here, we put up some more boulders near baboon cliff and two new highballs on dinosaur egg. What a day!
Sun 31st Jul 2022 - Lukenya
Baboon Cliff
	5b	★★ Dapper Flapper	Sport 5	★★★ Classic	Peter Naituli
Part of the solo circuit on this day. The circuit involved 5 routes with descent 4 times made on 'Nyani Gani' by solo downclimbing
	4c	★★ Nyani gani?	Sport	★★★ Classic	Peter Naituli
Used this route to freesolo downclimb from the top of the cliff at the end of each lap of each route. Probably downclimbed it four or five times in a very short span of time. Hooray.
Sun 31st Jul 2022 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Picnic tree Boulders Dinosaur Egg
	V2	FA ★★ Dr. Danger - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★ Very Good	Peter Naituli
A good mental warmup once the wait a bit bushes were cleared.
	V4	FA ★★★ Panic Mechanic - with Ian Thorpe	Boulder	★★★ Mega Classic	Peter Naituli
One of the very best boulder problems I've ever climbed and among the most classic first ascents I've established. An iconic line up an iconic piece of rock.
Sat 2nd Jul 2022 - Lukenya
Bouldering in Lukenya Picnic tree Boulders Hukumu
	V5	FA ★★★ The People vs. The Ololokwe Gold Club	Boulder	★★★ Mega Classic	Peter Naituli
Fun route and fun name
Mon 30th May 2022 - Ma-Voloni
Ikuyu Inene
	5.8	★★ Tupande Pamoja	Sport 140m	★ Good	Crushy McCrush Face
Good fun route. Needs 9 quickdraws. LOTS of loose stuff. Would not recommend following another party, as you might die. Also be careful not to kill your 2nd. Summit block that people may have been belaying off is unstable - vibrates when jumped on - would not recommend belaying off it.

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