18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
SWEET GOLD
There are rare tribes in Nepal that have been haunting honey from Himalayan cliffs for centuries. A tradition that's carried on for generations. Wrapped in a tornado of angry giant bees, hanging with bare hands to a bamboo rope hundreds of meters high, these people risk their lives to collect the precious spring ‘red honey’, famous for its medicinal, aphrodisiac and hallucinogenic properties.⠀
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 04.2018 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Myagdi District, Nepal |
Copyright: | © Mauro De Bettio |