Gurung tribe who live in the foothills of the Himalayas, known as the Honey Hunters tribe. Every two years, Gurung tribe in Nepal held a honey hunt in the steep cliffs of the Himalayas. This tradition has been accepted in those sayings are falling down and done for hundreds of years.
The hunt for honey Himalayas or better known as Mad Honey is done in a manner that is still very traditional and with makeshift tools, using a rope and a long stick called Tangos.
[Photo source : Andrew Newey]
Before the hunt begins, local people perform the ritual beforehand. Some chickens prepared for later slaughtered. Local people believe that, by performing the ritual will bring safety and luck.
Hunting honey in the rock - climbing Himalayas this steep steep and very high risk. Hunters must climb as high as 30 kilometers, to be able to take the honey that is located 100 meters on the lip of the cliff. Not surprisingly, local people said that, this is just the job for those who are strong and brave.
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Honey hunting process is immortalized by a photographer from the UK named Andrew Newey. Andrew Newey capture images of honey hunting for two weeks. In the course of the documentary, Andrew Newey following each hunting process, from preparation to harvest honey which contains this hallucinogenic.
Honey contained in Himalayas contain substances Grayanotoxin. Rare substance which is believed to have the effect that the local community can be intoxicating. Some people say that, honey derived from the nectar of flowers Rhododendron or Azela, containing toxic substances that kill.
Spring honey harvest in Nepal is the world's largest honey harvest. Many of the developing countries such as Japan and China were bought at a high price. In fact, this honey on the black market reached a price of US $ 492 or equivalent to Rp 6.7 million per kilogram. It's an amazing price for a kilo of honey.
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