Batian

Batian
The Batian and Nelion peaks of the Mount Kenya massif
height	5199  m
location	Kenya , East Africa
Mountains	Mount Kenya massif
Dominance	324.3 km →  Kibo
Notch height	3825 m
Coordinates	0 ° 9 ′ 6 ″  S , 37 ° 18 ′ 18 ″  E Coordinates: 0 ° 9 ′ 6 ″  S , 37 ° 18 ′ 18 ″  E
First ascent	1899 by Sir Halford Mackinder with Cesar Ollier and Joseph Brocherel

The 5,199 meter high Batian is the second highest mountain in Africa after the Kibo and the highest in the high mountains of the Mount Kenya massif . It is located about 140 kilometers northeast of the Kenyan capital Nairobi in the center of the country. Its dominance is 324 kilometers, the notch height 3825 meters.

The first ascent of Batian was achieved on September 13, 1899 by the British Halford Mackinder together with Cesar Ollier and Joseph Brocherel .

As with almost all of the so-called Seven Second Summits , the ascent is considerably more demanding than the highest mountain on the continent. The Batian is almost 700 meters lower than the Kibo and therefore requires less acclimatization to the mountain air. However, easy trekking paths lead on the Kibo, while the rugged rocky pinnacle of the Batian requires climbing skills; the easiest route is rated 5.6 to 5.8 on the Sierra scale , which corresponds to V− to VI− on the UIAA scale .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mount Kenya, Kenya. In: peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011 . 
2. ↑ Mount Kenya Climbing - Sirimon Route. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 21, 2010 ; accessed on August 25, 2010 (English). 
3. ↑ Mount Kenya. In: summitpost.org. August 19, 2010, accessed December 11, 2010 . 
4. ^ Second Seven Summits. Summary. Retrieved December 11, 2010 .