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Last Week Preps before Hike Mt. Rwenzori.
45 days ago when I got started my training and preparations for hiking Mt Rwenzori, little did I know that D-day would come this fast. The first and second weeks were the hardest since my body was adjusting to all the strange exercises it was getting hooked to. I felt the struggle deep inside me….
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Hiking Kampala’s 7 Hills Round 2 and How the 44km Trek Turned Out.
Amidst all the mind and body challenges, I decided to attack the 7 hills of Kampala a second time. My first hike of them was during the joint hike with the team of Rwenzori Tutambule in October 2020. We hiked 42.34km for 7hours and 35 minutes, this was my first ever hike in my whole…
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How I Hiked 33KM with a 10kg Backpack.
So, yesterday was yet another achievement for my preps for the #HamzaToTheSummit hike of Mt. Rwenzori. I have to tell you guys, that this hiking thing is 70% a mind game. The day before yesterday, I couldn’t believe that I would complete the 33KM hike with a 10kg backpack on me. I shared this picture…
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What it Feels Like Hiking 32 kilometers with 7kg Backpack.
Months ago, I wondered whether I could ever hike from Kampala city to Entebbe Airport with ease. For a bit of fun, how about if I hiked this distance but with a 7kg backpack? Well, for mountaineers, this is their kinda daily food. You’ll have to hike a mountain with 8kg to 12kg. It can…
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Why Sportsmen Never Tell the Actual Story: Celebrating Joshua Cheptegei’s 10,000m World Record
Most of you see Cheptegei struggle with English words at every end of his runs. The journalists run from all corners of the world just to get a bit of the story. Trust me, you’ll never get the actual story. He’ll never “tell” it to you. Period. I am going to advocate for interviewing sportsmen…
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Hiking the 7 Hills of Kampala.
It’s just 44 Days left for me to go for my hike on Mt. Rwenzori. If you told me a week ago that I could do a 42km hike around Kampala, I would gladly say that it was imposible. But guess what, with a team of amazingly crazy hikers, we took on the seven…
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Why I Want to Hike Mountain Rwenzori in November 2020!
To be honest with you, this is going to be the hardest physical and mental challenge of my life! The other week, I wrote about how I want to hike Mountain Rwenzori and my hopefulness that I’ll reach its highest peak, Margherita (5109 meters above sea level). Thank you all for your goodluck wishes. I…
