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Climb Mt Kenya guide- Mt Kenya climbing cost, lodges, eating

Climbing Mt Kenya cost, guides, cooks, porters information and facts. Climbing mt Kenya can be arranged from a budget or luxury spend. You will need Climbing guide in Mt Kenya, cooks, porters and a list of things you need to buy for food while you are climbing the mountain in Kenya.

Author: Robert Muhoho

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Cost of Climbing mt Kenya

Basic qualified guides, like those from Mt Kenya Guides & Porters Safari Club (P.o. box 128 Naro Moru), will cost you Ksh 750 per day. Cooks about the same, porters charge Ksh 650 guides with a little more knowledge such as those from Mountain Rock Lodge (will set you back US$15 per day while cooks and porters US$12 per day.

These fees don’t include park entry fees and tips (budget around a days wages per person as a tip, but make it clear it is only for good service.)

If you ascend the mountain along one route and descend along a different one, you will be responsible for arranging and paying the transport costs for your porter and guide back to where they started from. it is wise to sort this out before you start, and agree on a price for return transport plus any additional wages (a day spent traveling home counts as a working day) food and hotel costs along the way.

Porters will carry up to 18 Kg for three day trips or 16 Kg for longer trips, excluding the weight of their own food and equipment, if you want them to carry more you will have to negotiate an added cost .a normal day’s work is regarded as one stage of the journey; if you want to go further you will have to pay two days wages, even if the porters don’t do anything the following day.

Sleeping on mt Kenya climb-huts, campsites at summit circuit

You can camp (Adult/child US$ 10/5) anywhere on the mountain-the nightly fee is payable to KWS at any gate. Most people camp near the huts or bunkhouses, as there are often toilets and water nearby. If setting up remote camps, see for tips on waste disposal and camp location.

There are several huts on the mountain owned by MCK, but the only one that’s in descent shape nowadays sits 5188m up on Nelion’s summit-not for the typical punter!*

Mt. Kenya Climbing - What to eat, carry, supplies & food

In an attempt to reduce luggage, many trekkers forgo taking stoves and cooking equipment and exist entirely on canned and dried foods. You can certainly do this by keeping up your fluid intake, but it is not a good idea. That cup of hot soup in the evening and pot of coffee in the morning will make all the difference between enjoying the trek and hating it, or at least feeling irritable.

There are however, a few things to bear in mind about cooking in high altitudes. The major consideration is that the boiling point of water is considerably reduced. at 4500m for example, water boils at 85 C. This is too low to sufficiently cook rice or lentils (pasta is better) and it wont be able to brew a good cup of tea either (instant coffee is the answer).cooking times and fuel usage increase considerably as a result so plan accordingly.

The best range of suitable mountain foods is to be found in Nairobi’s supermarkets especially Nakumatt and Uchumi. Elsewhere there is a good range in the towns around the mountain (Nyeri, Nanyuki, Meru and Embu.) But precious little at Meru and Naro Moru.

When you’re buying dehydrated foods, get the pre-cooked variety to cut down on cooking time-two-minute-noodles are a solution. It’s a good idea to bring these from home.

Take plenty of citrus fruits and/or citrus drinks as well as chocolate, sweets, or dried fruit to keep your blood sugar level high.

Fresh fruit and vegetables are available in all reasonably sized towns and villages.

To avoid severe headaches caused by hydration or altitude sickness, drink at least 3L of fluid per day and bring rehydration sachets.

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Robert is a tour consultant with landmark safaris in Kenya. Click here to plan high altitude bliss http://www.landmarksafaris.com/planner

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