Summit
Nelion, Mount Kenya, Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya
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The summit of Nelion (5188m) is the second highest of Mount Kenya. Approximately 200 people summit Nelion each year.
The Normal Route is the most climbed route up Nelion, and thence across to Batian. It was first climbed by Eric Shipton and Percy Wyn-Harris on 6 January 1929.
It is possible to traverse between the Batian and Nelion peaks, via the Gates of Mist, but this often involves spending a night in the Howell hut on top of Nelion. There is a bolted abseil descent route off Nelion.
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