Nelion

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Nelion is one of the main twin summits of Mount Kenya, renowned among climbers for its challenging rock routes and high-altitude alpine terrain.

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Nelion canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain summit ⓘ
rock climbing destination ⓘ
aboveVegetationLimit true ⓘ
bestClimbingSeason dry seasons of August–September ⓘ
dry seasons of January–February ⓘ
climateZone alpine zone ⓘ
climbingGradeRange UIAA III to V+ on standard routes ⓘ
climbingPopularity high among experienced alpinists ⓘ
climbingRequires ability to climb in cold conditions ⓘ
route-finding skills ⓘ
climbingStyle alpine rock climbing ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
difficultyComparedToBatian similar technical difficulty ⓘ
elevation 17021 ft ⓘ
5188 m ⓘ
firstAscentBy Eric Shipton ⓘ
Percy Wyn-Harris ⓘ
firstAscentYear 1929 ⓘ
geologicalOrigin extinct stratovolcano remnant ⓘ
hasFeature Howell Hut near the summit ⓘ
hasGlacialHistory yes ⓘ
hazard altitude sickness ⓘ
rapid weather changes ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
knownFor high-altitude alpine terrain ⓘ
technical rock climbing routes ⓘ
locatedIn Mount Kenya ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Mount Kenya National Park ⓘ
mapLabel Nelion (Mt Kenya) ⓘ
linked to: Mount Kenya
mountainRange Mount Kenya massif ⓘ
linked to: Mount Kenya
nearestMajorTown Nanyuki ⓘ
partOf East African mountains ⓘ
Mount Kenya UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
prominenceRelativeToBatian minor ⓘ
region Central Kenya ⓘ
relativePositionToBatian south of Batian ⓘ
requires acclimatization to high altitude ⓘ
technical rock climbing equipment ⓘ
rockType volcanic rock ⓘ
standardRouteProtection trad gear and fixed anchors in places ⓘ
standardRouteType multi-pitch rock route ⓘ
summitUsedAs access point to Batian via Gate of the Mists ⓘ
twinPeakWith Batian ⓘ
typicalApproachFrom Austrian Hut ⓘ
Shipton Camp ⓘ

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