page_title: Mountaineering on Mount Kenya
section_title: Around the Peak Circuit Path
hierarchical_section_title: Mountaineering on Mount Kenya / Huts / Around the Peak Circuit Path
caption_attribution_description: A view of the Austrian Hut on Mt Kenya with Nelion (5,188m) in the background. The Normal Route up Nelion can be seen, but is not highlighted.
context_page_description: Most of the peaks on Mount Kenya have been summited. The majority of these involve rock climbing as the easiest route, although some only require a scramble or a walk. The highest peak that can be ascended without climbing is Point Lenana, 4,985 metres.
  The majority of the 15,000 visitors to the national park each year climb this peak. In contrast, approximately 200 people summit Nelion and 50 summit Batian, the two highest peaks.
  Mount Kenya's climbing seasons are unique as a result of its location only 10 miles from the equator. During the northern summer the rock routes on the north side of the peak are in good summer condition, while at the same time the ice routes on the south side of the peak are prime shape. The situation is reversed during the southern summer. The two seasons are separated by several months of rainy season before and after, during which climbing conditions are generally unfavorable.
context_section_description: Austrian Hut/Top Hut (4,790 metres (15,715 ft))
  Austrian Hut is the highest hut on Mount Kenya, with the exception of Howell Hut on Nelion. It is a good base for the ascent of Lenana, or for exploring the surrounding area. Peaks that can be ascended with Austrian Hut as a base camp include Point Thompson, Point Melhuish and Point John. It is also the starting point for the Normal Route up Nelion, as well as other routes up to the summits.
  The hut was built with Austrian funding, following the rescue of Gerd Judmeier.
  Two Tarn Hut (4,490 metres (14,731 ft))
  Two Tarn Hut is located on Two Tarn Col beside a lake. It is often used before ascending Batian from the southern and western routes.
  Kami Hut (site of) (4,439 metres (14,564 ft))
  Kami Hut was constructed in 1963 and was used by climbers of the north face of Batian until the local Kami Tarn became too polluted.
caption: A view of the Austrian Hut on Mt Kenya with Nelion (5,188 metres (17,021 ft)) in the background. The Normal Route up Nelion can be seen, but is not highlighted.
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