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Three powerful life lessons from Cheruiyot's bold hiking adventure

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Mountaineer Cheruiyot Kirui. [Courtesy]

Have you ever hiked a mountain? It's nerve-wracking, and extremely tiring, yet quite rewarding and fulfilling.

A few years ago, I hiked Mt Longonot with my son David and fellow men from CITAM Church. At 2,776 metres, it's half the height of Mt Kenya's 5,199 metres and less than half the height of Mt Kilimanjaro's 5,895 metres.

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