pre-dawn wake where the cook sam prepares hot stuff,for warm up,it's 3:00 the guides knocks the tent and asks every one to be ready for the tough,strenuous climb in some points where you use your freezing hands,and legs struggles due to loose rocks,with headlights on stunning star like views,further a head are some peaks that you can't barely see unless the moonlight is out,it's 5:30 and the mind want to make up the ascent but the body is tired,the guide juma tells you climb slowly and safe we have thirty minutes to get there,with an elevation altitude of 4987m you see yourself climbing the last ladder point and via ferratta,and a few seconds screaming hugging and happy having conquered the highest African summit of Mount Kenya,with a clear technical batian,nelion peaks view,sunrise is out by 6:25 and the time to drop down comes,and hour and a half to Shipton camp 4200m for a strong breakfast,after descend down the sirimon route via the mackinders valley,with the flowering giants Heather's,lobelia,and it's species,down to the likii river flowing sound,to the Old Moses camp 3300m ahead for an overnight.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Stay: Old Moses Camp (3300 m)