Climbing higher together, one mountain at a time.
From beginner-friendly weekend hikes during lockdown to six Kilimanjaro expeditions spanning three continents, our partnership with Microsoft's ADC Hiking Club has grown into one of the longest-running corporate wellness collaborations on the mountain — with our biggest group yet booked for September 2026.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as lockdowns disrupted daily routines and remote work became the norm, many Kenyans turned to the outdoors for solace. Nature offered a much-needed refuge, boosting mental and physical wellbeing during uncertain times.
Amid this shift, corporate Kenya began embracing outdoor experiences as a new approach to employee wellness. One of our most enduring partnerships began in Q3 2020 with Microsoft's Nairobi office. Through their internal hiking group, the ADC Hiking Club, we facilitated monthly hikes for employees of every fitness level — from beginner-friendly walks to more demanding treks.
These hikes quickly became more than a weekend getaway. With teams working remotely, they served as tools for team building, personal growth, and connection between colleagues who had never met in person. What started as a way to get outside has, five years on, become a standing tradition that now spans continents.
Six years, six expeditions, one summit record.
2020
Hiking begins
Monthly hikes for Microsoft's Nairobi office through the newly formed ADC Hiking Club — a lockdown-era outlet that quickly became a team-building fixture for colleagues who'd never met in person.
2021
First peak
Months of acclimatisation hikes in the Aberdares led to the club's first real summit push. Eight team members reached Point Lenana on Mount Kenya — proof the group was ready for something bigger.
2022
The first Kilimanjaro climb
An invitation from ADC patron Yves Wahome brought in colleagues from Prague and New York alongside Nairobi. All climbers, plus three friends of Microsoft, reached the summit.
2023
International offices take the lead
For the first time, climbers from Microsoft's international offices outnumbered those from Nairobi — a sign of how far word of the expedition had travelled inside the company.
Six nationalities, one summit rate
Fourteen participants split across two routes and six nationalities, all reaching the top — a perfect record maintained for the fourth year running. A safari extension was added by popular request.
2025
Kilimanjaro climbed, safari done
The group summited Kilimanjaro from 1–10 September 2025, followed by a safari from 11–16 September — the group's first extended stay in the bush after the summit. Another perfect record, another chapter closed.
2026
The biggest expedition yet: 10 guests, 19 days, three countries
Our largest Microsoft group to date takes on the full journey: nine days on the Lemosho Route to Uhuru Peak (5,895m), a rest day in Moshi, six days of private safari through Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti's Great Migration, and a three-day Nairobi close-out at Giraffe Manor. Departing 21 September 2026, returning 9 October 2026.
Moments from the climbs.
Kilimanjaro, Serengeti & Nairobi — the full 19-day journey.
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