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

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

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.

15th - 25th Feb 2013 : Ruwenzoris with Jeff

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

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

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

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

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