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Elevation: 6,080 ft
GPS: -1.468, 36.7137
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Shared By: Nate Flynn on Aug 16, 2013
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Beyond Ngong hills out side of Nairobi lies THE FROG, a great sport climbing area just inside the Rift Valley. This area has about 200 climbs, mixed sport and trad, 5.4-5.13 testpieces and some projects that remain. The grading system is the Australian 2-30 numerical system as opposed to the Yosemite Decimal System. 16-18 is 5.9-5.10 or so. 20-22 is getting into 5.11 plus etc. The rock is orange gneiss. All solid, volcanic in origin. Most of the high-quality climbs are hard (5.11 and above).

For a great small pocket book guide book and beta on how to get there, check with the Mountain Club of Kenya mck.co.ke

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Tricky to find and access is sensitive, so contact the mountain club of Kenya before going. The crag is located on a military post.

Go to Ngong hills town and go through to Rift Valley entrance, you'll hit a dirt road, follow to turn-off to shooting range (unmarked). Crags are NOT visible from the road so go with someone who knows the location or get detailed instructions.

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