Just about an hour and a half from Nairobi, lies the Hell’s Gate National Park. Photographer Nathan Siegel took a trip to snap the challenges this sheer, 150-meter high gorge presents rock climbers:
Fischer’s Tower, a 50m high pinnacle, is one of the distinctive columns Hell’s Gate National Park includes. The park got its name after a narrow break in the cliffs and is known for its breathtaking scenery as well as colourful wildlife – Nathan Siegel
Naomi Kamau works as an instructor at BlueSky Kenya. Here she belays a climber on Fischer’s Tower – Nathan Siegel
Climbing requires agility and strength. That’s why Samson Maina trains on a hang board in the BlueSky rock wall in Nairobi – Nathan Siegel
Katie Hartin climbs a route on the wall of Hell’s Gate National Park. BlueSky works to help build leadership and communities that work together in Kenya – Nathan Siegel
The abruptness of the cliffs makes the Hell’s Gate a true challenge – Nathan Siegel
David Pal looks for a hold while climbing the Main Wall in the Hell’s Gate National Park – Nathan Siegel
Instructors Max Mburu and Naomi Kamau check their phones between climbs – Nathan Siegel
A climber strains for the final holds on a bouldering problem on the training wall in Nairobi – Nathan Siegel
Climb manager Samson Maina stretches for a hold on the BlueSky rock wall in Nairobi, Kenya – Nathan Seigel
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