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Nepal’s Cliff Honey Hunters risked their lives

Nepal's Cliff Honey Hunters risked their lives
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Development: Nepal, height in the Nepal Mountains, men’s men take the risk of their lives to harvest many wild honey from itching on the cliff.
Trekking clock through steep mountains, one group led by Hunter Honey experienced devi Bahadur Napali carrying food, bamboo rope, sharp bamboo sticks and other tools needed to harvest honey.
A small slip can mean falling hundreds of feet (tens of meters) and definitely death for hunters, who carefully navigate steep and narrow vacancies on the mountain.
Before starting to climb the steep cliffs on the Koshi Tama River, Nepal reminded the group to ensure they had enough food, water and local alcohol.
They accumulate grass and log at the bottom of the cliff and turn on the fire to smoke bees out of their itching.
Nepal climbed stairs made of bamboo straps with sharp bamboo sticks on one side and basket on another – stick to decide itching and basket to collect it.
Hanging in the air, he slices the pieces of itching and catches them with a basket, then gives a signal to a teammate to use a strap that is tied to a basket, itching, to reduce it to the ground.
Two other team members prepared to clean all bees and squeeze itching to extract honey.
Thousands of bees float above men’s faces, which are protected by face nets.
Nepal’s hand swelled badly.
He was stung in his hand, feet and elsewhere on his body.
He drinks alcoholic drinks, he said, making the pain bearable.
Today, the group was able to harvest around 34 liters (9 gallons) honey from the cliff colony.
They will be able to sell it in the market for $ 25 per liter.

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