I'm safe guys, thanks to all of you for your concern and thanks to the LSK President @FaithOdhiambo8 who did everything to ensure my safety and release. #REJECTFİNANCEBİLL2024.
So who is this guy, Cheruiyot Kirui? The Kenyan attempting to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen this season? Some say he is a full recreational Ultra and mountain/trail runner and a part time banker. But briefly...
Mountains:
+ Mt. Manaslu (8163m) - Summit without supplemental oxygen - September 2023 (First African to summit a peak above 8000m without supplemental oxygen).
+ Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895m) - Several speed climbs. Up and down 15 hours
+ Mt. Kenya 20+ times. Several speed climbs with course records on the 3 main routes. 2hours 56 minutes on Sirimon route (Old Moses to Lenana Summit). 3 back to back Lenana summits under 24 hours.
+ Rwenzonri (Mt. Stanley 5109m) - Expedition type climb over 6 days
+ Abardare ranges. Several routes. 1 self supported South-North traverse
Ultra Marathons:
+ Ultra Trail Chiang Mai, Thailand (160km, 6100m elevation) - 2nd position - August 2022
+ Cappadocia Ultra Trail, Turkey (121km, 3,600m elevation) - October 2021
+ Tor Des Grants (Tour of the Giants), Italian Alps (356km, 27,000m elevation) - September 2019. He has written a book on this one amazon.com/ULTRAMARATHON-…
+ No Business 100, USA (166km, 3,900m elevation) - 2018
+ Beskidy Ultra Trail, Poland (96km, 4,900m elevation) - September 2017
Basically a good mix of endurance experience. Also, he is a good man.
May the mountain favour him. #Everest2024#Everest#Kenya#kenyan#African#Africa
An evening sky on Mt Kirinyaga! My first time in Mt Kenya and I was greeted by this innocent peaceful sky on our trek from Old Moses camp to Shipton camp. I can vividly hear the water on the stream rolling down Mackinders Valley
Few photographers have been lucky to be holding their camera at the right time. I am one of them😊
A thread of some of the mosr timely photos I have taken
#1 Karirana, Limuru - A yellow van against the lush green tea farms on clear evening blue sky☀️
Nick Kibet lived with his lovely wife Mercy for 15 years and they were blessed with 3 handsome sons. For her birthday, he decided to throw a grand party where he invited the local pastor, OCPD and his best friend of 10 years. Except that Nick was motivated for a different reason
Huh:) "pip install africanacity"it is!
In the past few weeks we've been exploring ways to link up and partner with progressive organisations so as to offer our members industry practice insights and explore potential opportunities. Thank you @AbsaKenya for listening to us.