Scale new heights on SSAFA’s next fundraising challenge - Trek Mount Kenya

13 June 2025

Registration for Trek Mount Kenya 2026 is now open!

Pull your boots on and step into a landscape of quiet trails and untouched wilderness, with the colours and energy of a red-hot setting sun, and where the peaks of the second highest mountain in all of Africa reach into the clouds - this will be an adventure you won’t want to miss. Join us for Trek Mount Kenya.

Whether you want to retrace your military footsteps and go down memory lane, mark a family or personal milestone, stretch your restless travel legs or simply test your limits against the highest mountain in Kenya and all for a worthy cause, we warmly invite you to sign up and get training because there are funds to be raised! Your trek will help ensure that serving personnel in the Armed Forces, veterans and their families, never have to battle alone.

Explore a vibrant culture, land and people. 

Participants, accompanied by experienced guides, will ascend Mount Kenya in the Rift Valley, from the North along the remote Timau route famous for its spectacular and varied scenery including through forest that is home to mountain wildlife, and en-route to idyllic camps. They will make the final ascent of Lenana, 4895m from Icy Mikes Camp, on a snow-covered trail and descend via the Sirimon route marking a beautiful conclusion to the African challenge.

Hannah Siddle, SSAFA Challenge Events Manager, added: “We are delighted to announce one of our most ambitious treks yet, in Kenya, East Africa. It will be a rewarding test of body, mind and spirit! And like we hear from previous challenges; you’ll make friends and memories to last a lifetime. We couldn’t do what we do at SSAFA without the help of adventurous and generous supporters. We look forward to welcoming you on to the team!”

If you are ready to scale new heights physically and mentally, to help make a difference in the lives of others while enjoying a tough but fulfilling trek on one of the most stunning locations on the African continent, we will support you every step of the way.