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May 4th - 6th - Mt Kenya with Cody.

2012-05-02T08:14:38Z

There is a hike up Mt. Kenya being organized for this coming weekend, May 4^th-6^th. We will be taking the Naro Moru route. We can carpool and will leave on Friday afternoon at 2pm from the Shell Petrol station in front of the Sankara hotel just up from the Westlands roundabout. We will drive up to Naro Moru and pick up Hiram (the guide) and then drive to Met Station where we will stay on Friday night. Hiram is saying that any vehicles that are planning to drive need to be 4-wheel drive. We will hike from Met Station to Makinder’s on Saturday and then summit on Sunday morning and return all the way to Nairobi by Sunday evening (approx. 8pm). According to the price quote by Hiram the trip will cost approximately 15,000ksh per person (if 5 hikers go, and reducing slightly if more people go), which includes accommodation, food, guide and porters, and park entry fee (residents). Each person will need to bring their own hiking gear, rain gear, and sleeping gear. If anyone is interested in joining please contact Cody Lidster at clidster@gmail.com

26th - 27th May : Nguruman with Jill

2012-04-19T08:25:40Z

Saturday 26^th May

Meet @ Nguruman campsite by 5pm to set up camp
Anyone interested in leading a day visit group through the hot springs and/or Olorgessailleplz get touch.

Sunday 27^th May

Leave camp @ 6am to avoid hiking up in the heat.
Drive to base of the hike
Hike to top and rest in the waterfall (bring swimsuits)
Hike back down to the cars
Drive to camp and then on to Nairobi

Rates:

Camp fees: 500/= per person
Guide fees: 1,500/= fee per guide (will be divided among participants…max 8/guide)
Conservancy fees for hike to Nguruman: 400/- residents, 700/- non-residents
(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.

15th - 25th Feb 2013 : Ruwenzoris with Jeff

2012-04-19T08:21:50Z

A hiking circuit of the Rwenzori's including two to three peaks. As with the last trip, we will organize in groups of 5. Groups may have different objectives. We are considering the Portal Peaks and Savoia Peak on Mt. Stanley for those who have already done Margerita on Mt. Stanley and Mt. Speke. Contact Jeff Mariner j.mariner@cgiar.org

September 22nd : La Pedriza, La Cabrera and Gredos, Spain with Jeff

2012-04-19T08:20:41Z

Climbing, Hiking and Biking in Spain: La Pedriza, La Cabrera and Gredos. From Sept 22, meet and stay at Jeff Mariner's house in the sierra near La Pedriza and La Cabrera with excellent climbing and hiking. Later in the week travel to the mountains of Gredos for climbing and hiking. Ending approximately Oct 1. Contact Jeff Mariner j.mariner@cgiar.org

April 24th : Supper night

2012-04-19T08:19:28Z

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.

June 30th: Lewa marathon – MCK team

2012-04-19T08:08:00Z

It’ll be really hard, but most rewarding! This world renowned marathon will take place on June 30^th (only 3 months to go!) and whether you’re in for a half or a full marathon, we would like to form an MCK team to participate in the event. Check out the event’s website here: http://www.safaricom.co.ke/safaricommarathon/

Registration for the full marathon is individual and registration for the half marathon is in teams of up to 10 people. The registration cost of each team is fixed, so the more people the cheaper the race. Clarification: team members do not necessarily have to run side by side during the race.

Important: registration officially closes on May 18^th but capacity is limited to 1000 runners and this is happening considerably fast. The marathon organizers expect capacity to be full by the 7/8 of April. If you want to participate, we need to form teams and sign up fast!

Finally, as part of the marathon training, we can get together once a month (at least) for long trail runs. The first run to be held at Mount Longonot on April 1^st.

If interested, contact me at federicohinrichs@gmail.com

April 22nd : Longonot with Beatie

2012-04-19T07:38:52Z

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

2012-04-02T09:41:48Z

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

2012-03-27T07:09:47Z

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

2012-03-16T15:07:23Z

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