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Start at foot of face to right of main slab in open groove.

  1. 26m. Climb to the cave belay.

  2. From the cave belay. From belay move up leftwards to horizontal break and traverse 3m to foot of steep wall. Climb this direct to recess just below overhang. Traverse left 2m to a point below obvious large rightwards pointing flake, and surmount overhang (crux) just right of this. Step left when possible and up to top of cliff.

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Route history

5 May 1958First ascent: Michael Adams, Peter Jenkins & Alan Owen

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Location

Lat/Lon: -1.48140, 37.07067

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Grade citation

HVS 5a Assigned grade
HVS 5a Lukenya Climbs

ethic

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.

© inherited from Lukenya

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