Late Kenyan climber Cheruiyot Kirui’s last social media post details risks he would face

Cheruiyot Kirui the famous Kenyan mountain climber who wanted to reach the summit of Everest without oxygen has been found dead.

Kirui who had inspired many with his heroic attempt had made a last post on social media 5 days ago that detailed his plan for the final assault.

“Finally. Tonight we head up. Summit Rotation. After 10 Basecamp days. But there were parties in honour of successful summits.

Kazakh party was particularly lively celebrating first Kazakh woman summiting Everest (powered by Kenyan armband),” he begun.

He also addressed the possible risks he might face stating that cold was a major one and what he had done to mitigate the issue.

” My plan A no-oxygen attempt comes with it’s special preparations and risks, physically my body is ready. On the other risks, I’m taking the following measures; Cold Without oxygen one is much more susceptible to frostbite. So I have; Hands: Pair of heated gloves, pair of heated mittens with a spare set of batteries.

Feet: Two pairs of heated socks with a spare set of batteries.MedsI’m susceptible to HAPE so I’m armed with Nifedipine. For HACE I have Dexamethasone.  And Acetazolamide. Manaslu taught me well, having had an episode of HAPE and no meds.”