26th - 27th May : Nguruman with Jill

Saturday 26^th May

1. Meet @ Nguruman campsite by 5pm to set up camp

2. Anyone interested in leading a day visit group through the hot springs and/or Olorgessailleplz get touch.

Sunday 27^th May

1. Leave camp @ 6am to avoid hiking up in the heat.

2. Drive to base of the hike

3. Hike to top and rest in the waterfall (bring swimsuits)

4. Hike back down to the cars

5. Drive to camp and then on to Nairobi

Rates:

1. Camp fees: 500/= per person

2. Guide fees: 1,500/= fee per guide (will be divided among participants…max 8/guide)

3. Conservancy fees for hike to Nguruman: 400/- residents, 700/- non-residents

4. (Optional) Game drive: 1,500/= per person to be organized directly with camp

**Please note that non-members pay a fee of 400/=per day**

Contact person: Jill Craig, info@meets.or.ke

Deadline for booking: Saturday, May 12 – limited availability, so book quickly

Jill will be at the March Supper Night (March 27) to field questions about this trip.

April 24th : Supper night

This month's slideshow: "Gorillas and Guerrillas" - A week hiking in the Virunga National Park, eastern DRC - Africa's oldest National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to the world's most active volcanoes, as well as mountain gorillas and chimpanzees." by Mike McCartney.

Details of supper will be circulated later.

April 22nd : Longonot with Beatie

Mt. Longonot on Sunday April 22: Meeting at ABC place at 6:30 to leave at 7:00 AM sharp. We are planning to do the peak and walk the entire rim which sound take 4 hours. For those that just want to do the peak, they can descend separately. Entry fee for citizens is 200 shs, 500 shs for residents and $20 for non-residents. If you can provide rides or need a ride please inform Bettie. Contact Bettie for more details. naekubettie@gmail.com

April 7th: Rock Climbing in Lukenya

Open to both beginners and climbers with some level of experience. We can start climbing next to the picnic tree as usual and then try Nemesis in the afternoon if there is interest.

The club will provide equipment for placing of top ropes. Personal gear (harnesses, shoes, helmets and belay carabiners) will be available for rental at 300 Ksh. Climbers experienced in trad climbing are also encouraged to attend but will need to bring their own gear for placing protection, etc.

Those interested should bring lunch, water, sun screen and hat and small change.

We’re planning for an early start, 9am at Lukenya. More details on the venue and how to get there will be provided afterwards. Car pooling is always the preferred choice, so please indicate whether you can offer or need a ride.

Unless we get people with gear to join (meaning ropes and accessories to build anchors), we’ll need to limit the capacity of the meet to 10 people.

Contact Federico Hinrichs, federicohinrichs@gmail.com

April 1st: Trail running in Mount Longonot + BBQ in the Nairobi clubhouse

For those keen on running up and down trails and especially for those training for the Lewa marathon (see Lewa marathon - MCK team), we’ll do our best to organize monthly long runs in different venues around Nairobi or even further away.

The first meet is in Mount Longonot on April the 1^st (sorry for the short notice!). We meet at the gate of the park at 8.30am, then run and hopefully by 11.30am we can head to the Nairobi clubhouse for a well deserved protein intake (BBQ), swimming, napping or even try to replicate the success of the last ultimate Frisbee match in the garden!

Car pooling is always the best option, so please let me know if you can offer or need rides.

Food will be taken care of (I’d appreciate someone volunteering to give me a hand on this) and we’ll then collect money on Sunday. The MCK bar will be open, providing soft drinks and tuskers. 

Contact me at federicohinrichs@gmail.com BEFORE Friday March 30^th if you’re coming.

Please provide me with your phone numbers given that there’s little time to organize.

17th March : Maxidash

For uninitiated, the “Maxi-Dash” is an annual event for the rock climbers of the Club and for ‘climbing guests’ who would wish to participate. The idea is to gather as many points as possible by climbing set climbs (listed below) at five (5) different crags around Nairobi. These are Lukenya, Embaribal, Frog, Ndeiya & Hell’s Gate Nat’l Park (OK, Hell’s Gate is not quite near Nairobi)! During the climbing, all teams should be self sufficient in terms of water, food, communication and transportation. Although the action during the daylight hours is focused on the climbers, the weekend is also a Club ‘meet’ for camping at Hell’s Gate. At the end of the climbing on Saturday evening, we gather at a campground in the Park. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams. All MCK members and guests are invited to bring drinks, meat and other food and convene round the fire to recount tales of the day.

See the attached doc for more info 

Upcoming Meets

Plan your dates for these meets.

February 23rd - 26th - Aberdares - Mutubio to Satima - Contact Alex Tibwitta

March 4th - Toddler (ages 3-6) Rock Climbing Event @ Lukenya - Contact Andy Gremley or Rajal Upadhyaya

March 9th - 11th - Oldonyio Orok  - Contact Bettie Naeku

March 17th - 18th - Maxi Dash (Rock Climbing Competition) and overnight camping in Hell's Gate (Rain Date: 31st March)

March 25th - Annual General Meeting - AGM (MCK)

March 17th - 25th - Ruwenzori - Liz Were

April (?) - Bouldering near Kibwezi/Makindu - Contact Ivy Mutiso

April 5th - 10th (Easter weekend +2) - Northern Kenya to Baio, Nyiru. Contact Arshad Khan 

October - Rock Climbing and Hiking in Spain -  Contact Jeff Mariner

 
Like to go anywhere else? Let us know meets@mck.or.ke