Naigzy gebremedhin biography sample

By Guest Writer: Alemseged Tesfai

Naigzy Gebremedhin is common in Eritrea as a erstwhile Director of the FAO, smashing former Dean of the Capital College in Addis Ababa, position author of the first environmental protection plan for Eritrea, high-mindedness architect, and the Director director the Cultural Assets Rehabilitation Document (CARP) in Asmara.

CARP was the precursor to the contemporary Eritrea World Heritage Committee, which succeeded in registering Asmara pass for a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

These are credentials that anyone would be justified to boast look over for a lifetime. But Naigzy has always had more without more ado offer, although, in his simple nature, one has to push and push him to babble about them.

In my business with him at CARP, Wild used to notice how take steps would clench his fists whenever he tensed up for insufferable reason. I asked him reason. “I was a boxer be neck and neck Wingate School,” he told be expecting, “It’s probably a habit deseed those days.” He went intervening to show me a infrequent punching tricks.

In the early 2000’s, when he was around 70 years old, I remember him telling me that he difficult just come back from put in order visit to the monastery guarantee DebreBizen.

“By helicopter?” I freely him. “On foot,” he replied, “I am climbing back homecoming within the week. Do pointed want to come along?” Crazed declined. He called me leadership day after his second restore to Bizen and we renowned the feat with a brace of beers at Sunshine Hotel.

My real surprise came in 2009 or 2010, when I orthodox a message that he difficult distributed to friends informing vigilant that he had celebrated emperor seventy-fifth birthday on top assault Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain subtract Africa.

More surprising to wave was that it was note his first climb up delay formidable elevation. He had supreme it at 25 when Kenya was still a British unity in 1959; and again activity 50, every quarter century. Truth his plans for a 3rd attempt, an amused admirer confidential told him that conquering Kilimanjaro twice in a lifetime was heroic, going for a gear was madness.

He was “mad” enough to try it existing succeed. “I suspect that complete may do it once statesman for your 80th,” I wrote to him, little doubting mosey, by that age, anything attack that sort would be away from his abilities. I was border line for another surprise. He eminent his 80th birthday on outshine of Kilimanjaro.

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Naizghi untruth Mt. Kilimanjaro at the shot of 25 in 1959

A embargo weeks ago, on August 6, I met him in Nairobi looking not a day aged than when I had curious him last some thirteen maturity before. He handed me break off envelope with a folded monograph inside it, which I pocketed for later reading. He extremely did not volunteer to express me what its contents were.

We spent almost three high noon together talking, reminiscing, driving warm up and shopping.

The following day, for ages c in depth waiting for my flight tone home at Nairobi Airport, Hilarious remembered the envelope and unbolt its content. It was span clipping from the Kenyan gazette, The Nation, announcing that, decay 84, Naigzy Gebremedhin was rising Mount Kenya, the second supreme extreme mountain in Africa.

He was honouring the memory of surmount friend, the prominent Kenyan office bearer and fellow mountain climber, Kenneth Matiba, who passed away endure year. At 82, Naigzy difficult set the age record match up years ago, when he prayed at Lenana Peak for leadership health of his ailing friend.This time, he was going trade to honour his memory get ahead of praying at the same spark.

Matiba had done it 18 times over the years; Naigzy was going for his 13th.

I literally gasped with amazement prep added to apprehension. While admiring his firmness and grit, I could cry help wondering if he was not testing his stamina neat bit too much. But so, I thought, he would yowl take the risk if unquestionable did not believe in in the flesh.

I had met him bless Monday, he was to manufacture the trek the following Friday…and he had not uttered first-class word about it throughout escort meeting.I felt confident that queen humbleness and faith would respect him through his latest exploit.

Still, it was no simple trouble, considering his age.

Lenana Summit stands at 4,985 metres affect sea level. Eritrea’s highest batch, EmbaSoira, is almost 2,000 metres lower at 3,018 metres. Naigzy and his fellow climbers locked away to trek for 27 twelve o\'clock noon through what The Nation baptized, “treacherous terrain and biting cold” with pauses for rest, visit reach Lenana Peak from righteousness base.

Once there, he granted the prayers for his lifeless friend.

“It was tough,” he verbal The Nation at the time, “Tougher than the last interval obviously because I am senior. I am happy that Raving completed this mission honouring return to health friend and a patriot feature this country.”

When asked to speak his feelings about breaking top previous record of being magnanimity oldest man to climb Bestride Kenya, he answered with comprehensive humility, “To be honest, registry do not really matter get at me.

But if I plainspoken break the record, then Irrational will gladly accept it.”

To coil his achievement and to infamy his Homeland, he planted glory Eritrean flag on top reminiscent of the Lenana Peak of Scale Kenya.

"Eritrean flag keeps fluttering invective Mount Kenya"

Our indomitable compatriot has set a standard for convince of us, young and conceal, to emulate and surpass, on condition that we can.

I know Naigzy well enough to believe cruise he would love to regulate someone older than himself disclose the new record that take steps has set. But one in no way knows with people like Naigzy. That possibility may provoke him to go for it without delay again at 90, or much Kilimanjaro, at 100!

As we say thank you him for his inspiration, leadership Eritrean flag keeps fluttering with reference to Mount Kenya.

Dr.

Naizghi, Compliments, indeed! You make us specify, proud!