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Crag & Route Beta

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Mt Kenya 13-Nov-2006 At 12:09:40 PM rols

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5 days is pretty short, you may be able to get up to the glacier (austrian hut from memory) and back down if you dont waste any time. The views are pretty awesome from there anyway, definitely enough to get a feel for the place. I think you can just see kilimanjaro from the hut if it is a clear day, you definietly can from the summit. The climb from Austrian hut to the summits and return is a full day really, ice gear is definietly not required for the main route. Climbing is mostly very easy, when I did it we simul climbed the route, took about 3-4 hours. Summit camping in the Aluminium box/hut which some guy carried up piece by piece was a highlight.
I was there in 98 and the glacier was retreating fast, be interesting to see if nuch of it is left.