Nepalese honey hunters: the cliffside tradition

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Nepalese honey hunters: the cliffside tradition

The Gurung and Kulung people of central Nepal harvest Himalayan cliff honey twice yearly using hand-woven bamboo ladders suspended from cliff tops up to 300 feet high. A single hunter, guarded only by bee smoke and tradition, cuts combs while hanging above the valley floor. The practice is endangered by climate change, tourism, and commercial poaching.