How Truphena Muthoni prepared for feat recognised by Guinness World Records

Kenyans continued to mount pressure on Guinness World Records to recognise Truphena Muthoni’s recent world record attempt in which she hugged a tree for 72 hours.

Acknowledging the comments on its social channels, Guinness World Records noted that the attempt which was inspired by Mutoni’s passion for trees and the vital role they play in pur ecosystem has ignited interest.

Asserting that her current record remains at 48 hours, the organization noted that it is looking forward to receiving and reviewing the evidence for the most recent attempt.

Kenyans flooded the organisation’s social media accounts with comments pushing for her feat to be recognized.

Some pointed out the difficult circumstances under which the feat was attained, with great sacrifices.

Standing tall with her arms around the tree, Muthoni endured cold nights, rainy days and chilly winds to power through her attempt.

Kenyans of goodwill trooped to where she was and in the final minutes of her feat, a huge crowd gathered to cheer her on and counted the final seconds of her feat.

The Kenyan environmentalist holds the record for the longest hug given to a tree with Guinness World Records publicly recognising her achievement on December 12, 2025.

She accomplished the feat between January 31 to February 2, 2025, in Michuki Park, Nairobi City Centre.

It took months of preparations to be in the right fram both physically and mentally to dow what no one else on the planet has ever done.

She spent five months preparing her body for the attempt with physical exercises, good nutrition and adequate hydation.

Her preparations for the attempt included 42 km walks and 12-hour test runs hugging a tree.

When she finally got onto the stage, nothing could stand in her way as she went for the record which has since been recognized.