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HRS 400

 


Hiking Mt. Kenya was one of the best experiences of my life and that says a lot considering how anti social I am😅. First off, shoutout patrol Pumba which was hands down the best patrol😂. I mean, Paw patrol was also alright since it was my initial group😅😂.







Day 1 

Was the trip to Mt Kenya national park so we pretty much didn't have to walk which was a relief for me because I was feeling a bit under the weather👀😂.We later got there around the evening time where shoutout Sarah who taught me how to cut kale really well😂.

Day 2 


Was officially our first hiking day  to Old Moses camp which was ok considering our pre-hike was almost 30km. Shoutout Patrol Dikdik who were starting the hike in high spirits with songs😂.

The hike took maybe six hours(I'm not sure of the exact time because my phone literally died before we made it out of Nairobi 😂). After pitching the tents people found different forms of entertainment such as playing cards or story telling while some went to take photos at the Old Moses camp sign because how else would people know you made it this far😂.

Day 3

Was a full day hike to Shiptons camp which proved to be slightly more challenging due to the increase in altitude the higher we went. 


Wamaitha and Sarah were leading our patrol with a good pace and we eventually got there around the evening time and I was on cooking duty which was challenging considering how cold it was hence the food took forever to get ready leaving Paw patrol eating raw rice😂😂😂.Yikes!😂

Day 4


Aka summit day!! We were woken up at 2a.m(yes, a.m it's not a typo😂) Although we were told the previous day that's the time we would wake up,I still wasn't prepared for how cold it was and I had gotten little to no sleep as had everyone else. It was so cold I couldn't feel my hands and thought they would snap off if I made a fist,so, I went back to sleep😂😂.

Though I really felt guilty that I didn't summit I was very proud of everyone that did🤎.

Descending



Was the same day and everyone else looked so worn out after the summit so I tried to help out as much as I could in my patrol and taking enough stops for our baby girl Roro😂. The descent was descent for me with the help of my walking buddies Mabonga, Sarah,baby face,Kioko Dennis, Dr.Njenga and Hiram until people started putting rocks in other peoples bags😂(it was hilarious though 😂).

The bonfire was a nice conclusion to a very eventful experience and gave people a chance to relay how the experience was for them and it was a very enjoyable experience lead by Dr.Muigai who was very supportive to all of us all through the experience and the three months of training before.

Day 5


Was the trip back to Nairobi though we took a little detour to go rock climbing which was a good first time experience for many of us.

Overall HRS 400 was one of my most meaningful experiences that helped me open up my horizon to different experiences and be socially vulnerable to get to know other people aside from my usual circle. Definitely a 10/10 experience.
Oh, and I also learnt that my favourite color is green:).

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