Then do it!  I escaped from the office for a couple of weeks over Christmas and spent half of it trekking this mountain, the second highest in Africa after Kilimanjaro.  By all accounts it’s a better trek than Kili for views, wildlife and avoiding crowds.  It’s also a bit smaller which appealed to me.  Not having garnered the energy or courage to conquer Kili, I can’t make a comparison myself but I can tell you that we had awesome views, close encounters with wildlife and made it to the summit which we shared with just three other walkers.  You can read a daily account of our trek on the Trip Diaries page and find out how you can book a Mount Kenya trek on the Add Ons page.