Day by day
Day 1 — Nairobi – Met Station Camp (3,050 m)
Distance: 9 km
Hiking time: 3–4 hours
Accommodation: Met Station
Drive to Naromoru Gate and warm-up hike through bamboo zones.
Day 2 — Met Station – Mackinder’s Camp (4,200 m)
Distance: 10 km
Hiking time: 5–6 hours
Accommodation: Mackinder’s Camp
Trek through Vertical Bog into Teleki Valley.
Day 3 — Mackinder’s Camp – Austrian Hut (4,790 m)
Distance: 5 km
Hiking time: 3–4 hours
Accommodation: Austrian Hut
Hike to technical climbing base with acclimatization trek to Pt. Lenana.
Day 4 — Technical Climb – Batian or Nelion (5,199 m)
Accommodation: High bivy or Mackinder’s Camp
Technical ascent of Batian or Nelion; requires prior technical experience.
Day 6 — Mackinder’s Camp – Met Station Camp
Hiking time: 4–5 hours
Accommodation: Met Station
Descend back through Teleki Valley and the bog.
Day 7 — Met Station – Naromoru Gate – Transfer to Nairobi
Final leg to park gate and drive back to Nairobi.