The sky was getting bluer and not a cloud could be seen. There was a buzz of excitement, quick introductions, and curious conversations – an overall sense of building adventure. We were 28 strangers who were meeting for the first time with only one thing in common – hiking. On the 8 th of October 2017, the deed to climb Mount Longonot was set. My call to the universe to satisfy this craving to hit peaks and to dare to explore, attracted a group of people who share this same desire – Women Who Hike (and the men who support women who hike). She rises from the floor of the Great Rift Valley, an extinct volcano – she is Mount Longonot. She would call out to me and say “I am waiting”. Her peak would proudly gleam, pointing to the heavens in response. Every time I passed her, I’d always say “I’ll be back”. It had been ages since I took on that dare. As thousands of people make their journey down the escarpment, she holds her head up high and dares anyone who has an ounce of adventure to come and climb her. She sits majestically along the Rift Valley.
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