An extinct vulcano,some three and a half million years old,with jagged peaks rising to 5200m,Mount Kenya is Africas second highest mountain after Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Its heart is actually the remains of a gigantic volcanic plug,the mountain stood at over 7200m above sea level about a million years ago,from which most of the outpourings of lavaand ash have been eroded by glacial action action to create the distinctive silhouette.These peaks are permanently iced with snow and glaciers,though the glaciers are retreating due to climate change.