The Death-Defying Climb for Honey

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  • čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
  • Twice a year, about 80 miles outside Kathmandu, Nepal, villagers from Bhujung embark on a centuries-old quest. Enduring bee stings and hanging from handmade rope ladders, Madan Singh Gurung and his fellow honey hunters defy death to gather precious liquid gold. It’s a tradition that links past and present-one Madan feels has been his destiny since birth.
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Komentáře • 575

  • @King-xx6vz
    @King-xx6vz Před 5 lety +1133

    Sorry bees we have to take your hive..
    Bees: "aww..alright"
    This is how peaceful they are in nepal

  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521
    @-4subscriberswithahammerad521 Před 5 lety +1223

    They almost want honey as much as Winnie the Pooh

  • @mr.t3440
    @mr.t3440 Před 5 lety +525

    I won't be complaining about going to the mall anymore

    • @tankdadank6804
      @tankdadank6804 Před 5 lety +2

      Hridesh Budathoki boi

    • @Flistered
      @Flistered Před 4 lety

      Mr. T Imagine complaining about going to the mall what a privileged life you have.

    • @sano8172
      @sano8172 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Flistered 1 year late

  • @mamandu0378
    @mamandu0378 Před 5 lety +614

    The 2 people who disliked the video are the ones who fell off the cliff for their lack of knowledge

    • @cryptictaco5834
      @cryptictaco5834 Před 5 lety +5

      Mamandu 0 thE 2 pEoPle wHo dISlIkeD tHe vIDeO

    • @mamandu0378
      @mamandu0378 Před 5 lety +44

      @@cryptictaco5834 it seems we found one of the people who fell off that ridge

    • @thmmo
      @thmmo Před 5 lety +3

      I disliked because they almost plagiarized the whole thing.

    • @ax2k860
      @ax2k860 Před 5 lety +5

      @@thmmo plagiarized from who?

    • @thmmo
      @thmmo Před 5 lety +1

      Some cd I remembered. It’s one of those cds you can buy anywhere but irl.

  • @donot2575
    @donot2575 Před 5 lety +380

    Nepalese people are the bravest but peace loving happiest people i have known so far in my 12 years of world travel. Love from Texas. Planning our next visit this oct.

  • @benbryany4656
    @benbryany4656 Před 5 lety +67

    What a beautiful character they had. Asking forgiveness first before taking honey from the Beas. Love the attitude

    • @by2083
      @by2083 Před 4 lety

      tsh stfu

    • @brickyy3106
      @brickyy3106 Před 4 lety +2

      Jason Huffman UH OH STINKY CAVEMAN BRAIN UH OH STINKY POOPY

  • @zuko1569
    @zuko1569 Před 5 lety +931

    Meanwhile in the Bee movie Barry sues the human race for stealing their honey

  • @sortof3337
    @sortof3337 Před 5 lety +218

    BTW honey hunting is common across hilly regions of Nepal, it's not just that place. Although maybe not that specific type of honey for reasons. People who can't afford sugar in Himalayan regions still go honey hunting or try horticulture.

  • @user-pv8ed2pp6u
    @user-pv8ed2pp6u Před 5 lety +186

    Imagine what winnie the poo goes through every day

    • @coolguy3848
      @coolguy3848 Před 5 lety +4

      Imagine what my poo goes through every day. No hate though

  • @ayushathapa1422
    @ayushathapa1422 Před 4 lety +18

    This is my real country NEPAL. My heart shrinks while describing country.

  • @mehmet-fetih3934
    @mehmet-fetih3934 Před 4 lety +84

    "I say sorry to the bees before attacking the hives"
    RESPECT: 100

  • @cristobal807
    @cristobal807 Před 5 lety +73

    And I’m here complaining my refrigerator is to far from my couch 🤦‍♀️

  • @ERROR-xs4dx
    @ERROR-xs4dx Před 5 lety +45

    *Fell to the ground*
    Honey hunter:You don't have enough much knowledge,just stand up and deal witg it!!
    *dies*
    Honey hunter:oh.

    • @bruhm4571
      @bruhm4571 Před 5 lety +2

      Me: he didn't turn on creative in time

    • @benjamintran4236
      @benjamintran4236 Před 5 lety

      Or u can leave Minecraft right before you fall, then get on again and u fall from a low height

    • @sayri537
      @sayri537 Před 5 lety

      He needs to be quicker to turn in creative

    • @Eybicidi3
      @Eybicidi3 Před 3 lety

      He did'nt have water bucket in his inventory

    • @beatndagutta
      @beatndagutta Před 3 lety

      Your pretend RP is stupid..

  • @bdmatzek5060
    @bdmatzek5060 Před 5 lety +5

    Been 20 years since we left Lalitpur, Nepal. Back in 1987 Eric Valli had published "Honey Hunters" and NG printed his great images. Fond memories of the NP people.

  • @psychtank8681
    @psychtank8681 Před 5 lety +85

    They forget to tell that the honey may make them high

    • @aloy5413
      @aloy5413 Před 5 lety +6

      ah i saw a similar video this dude ate too much that someone have to piggyback ride him...

    • @tseuren123
      @tseuren123 Před 5 lety +23

      only in some places in certain seasons, the effects are because of chemicals in the plants that flower then, in most cases rhododendron i believe. But this happens all over the world not just Nepal, like turkey greece africa and even some cases in america. A lot of cultures used to eat that honey and is still used in some places as medicine for example.

    • @psychtank8681
      @psychtank8681 Před 5 lety +2

      @@tseuren123 oh wow. What a clearance

    • @javig7183
      @javig7183 Před 5 lety +1

      You're right, they forgot to add that in.

    • @preetylama3544
      @preetylama3544 Před 4 lety

      Also consuming too much wild honey in a single time can be deathly too 😁

  • @bikrambhandari2872
    @bikrambhandari2872 Před 5 lety +118

    I from Nepal I am from this country Pls come. And visit

  • @bibisapuay7905
    @bibisapuay7905 Před 5 lety +7

    I'm so envy,they live in such a beautiful place. Fresh air.

  • @SuntulaOrange
    @SuntulaOrange Před 3 lety +2

    Can we just talk about the nature and environment of nepal how beautiful its is

  • @kumaragurusubramanian581
    @kumaragurusubramanian581 Před 4 lety +4

    This man seems so proud of his profession and it's really lovely❤️

  • @michaelwade4835
    @michaelwade4835 Před 5 lety +68

    Honey is actually a browser extension that can save you hundreds by shopping online!

  • @abhattarai4348
    @abhattarai4348 Před 5 lety +12

    This is my country and my people. All of you are always welcome! Namaste!!

    • @blazie7212
      @blazie7212 Před 5 lety +1

      Namaste!! Lots of love and respecg for Nepal from your neighbour India 😊

  • @wjejo3709
    @wjejo3709 Před 5 lety +13

    When you can speak the language you realize that they simplify the translations and skip over things ;~;

    • @jefisso
      @jefisso Před 3 lety +1

      it may sound stupid, but i think it's hard to believe in the translations, they could edit to manipulate the content

    • @kaiyuanchen2107
      @kaiyuanchen2107 Před 2 lety

      ye tru, same with the chinese videos for me x)

  • @makilissalas
    @makilissalas Před 3 lety +2

    These guys look so happy and peaceful, must be nice to be that positive about your position in life...

  • @jeevanraut2500
    @jeevanraut2500 Před 5 lety +6

    Love to see you guys covering story from my country

  • @AzlianaLyana
    @AzlianaLyana Před 5 lety +25

    I can't do that, but he can and not all people can do it! Crazy, determine and strong man he is!

    • @rialfanls
      @rialfanls Před 5 lety +1

      Thats why he told 'honey make us strong'

  • @one087
    @one087 Před 5 lety +1

    Human's passion to discover & destroy to satisfy themselves is just.. intense.

  • @javig7183
    @javig7183 Před 5 lety +1

    That one guy at 1:03 looks like he been getting stung everytime for years. Never gets away without a few stings in the face a day.🐝

  • @crow8385
    @crow8385 Před 5 lety +11

    This is so cool, I am glad I subscribed. Great big story is one of the best channels out there. Keep up the good work👍👍

  • @sauravshrestha3637
    @sauravshrestha3637 Před 5 lety +1

    I have been to this place and watching it as an episode in GBS made me supppperrrrrr happy. All hail Nepal!!!

  • @tirimut
    @tirimut Před 5 lety

    This is the best channel on CZcams bar none

  • @ant_tha_kid8717
    @ant_tha_kid8717 Před 5 lety +4

    I like how they assume that eating honey makes them "stronger" even though they don't know what it really does it's just sweet and provides some medical properties

  • @aydenrussell3405
    @aydenrussell3405 Před 5 lety +1

    Theres a much longer version of this from a much older documentary channel. It's called Psychedelic Honey Hunters of Nepal, for those interested

  • @thekingrillian4317
    @thekingrillian4317 Před 4 lety +5

    Him: Let the bee crawling on his face.
    Me when a bee is on my face: "OH MY GOD, HELP''

  • @ZaxorVonSkyler
    @ZaxorVonSkyler Před 5 lety +5

    Now that's true bravery!

  • @prateekthapa471
    @prateekthapa471 Před 5 lety +1

    I belong to the same country
    Nepal🇳🇵

  • @sharminkhanomsmrity1978
    @sharminkhanomsmrity1978 Před 5 lety +2

    hello really love your videos

  • @ashleyzhou617
    @ashleyzhou617 Před 5 lety +14

    This reminds me of that scene in The Jungle Book

  • @bagondreamer
    @bagondreamer Před 5 lety +3

    This reminds me of that scene from the live action jungle book

  • @aroma7
    @aroma7 Před 5 lety +17

    Bee- let's make a hive where no one can reach
    Humans - 🤭

  • @abdulasishamja1256
    @abdulasishamja1256 Před 5 lety +3

    They are just simply super humans

  • @LargestClassifieds
    @LargestClassifieds Před 3 lety

    Such height, gives me the jitters. My palms would sweat, heart beat would jump.

  • @skaykay2008
    @skaykay2008 Před 5 lety +3

    So life risking

  • @nothingnothing4901
    @nothingnothing4901 Před 5 lety +3

    If they left some of the hive the bees could repopulate faster and produce a larger yield.

  • @lamsalparba2661
    @lamsalparba2661 Před 5 lety +1

    Respect from nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

  • @YeppyNope
    @YeppyNope Před 5 lety +39

    Bee Movie but its a documentary about honey climbers and its actually a video and have nothing to do with Bee Movie except that it have bees in it

    • @mauz791
      @mauz791 Před 5 lety +2

      But do they like jazz?

  • @ee5142
    @ee5142 Před 5 lety +1

    This reminds me of the graphic novel bone book 2

  • @adamarmstrong6234
    @adamarmstrong6234 Před 3 lety +2

    The real honey is the friends they make along the way

  • @stupidass69420
    @stupidass69420 Před 4 lety +1

    The guy: “if someone falls off the cliff we assume they didn’t have enough knowledge or they didn’t know what they were doing*
    Me, not even 2 feet above the ground: *S P L A T*

  • @CsStoker
    @CsStoker Před 3 lety

    I remember an hour long documentary about this in the 90s Discovery Channel, man I miss those documentaries so much

  • @mochi4926
    @mochi4926 Před 3 lety

    The poor bees probably thought "ahh...finally! A place far away from everyone. This is great." And then just looked on with a dumbfounded expression as they watched the human climb up, like "son of a bi..."

  • @JamesGarage06
    @JamesGarage06 Před 4 lety

    As a bee keeper myself, this is pretty freaky to see his suit and how there must be many entry points for bees, as only one could lead to multiple stings

  • @vian7599
    @vian7599 Před 3 lety

    Human: Can i get your beehive?
    Bees: sure
    Human: understandable have a nice day

  • @rishiadityagupta5957
    @rishiadityagupta5957 Před 5 lety +3

    Similar documentary ( much more detailed) by VICE Asia was published before this documentary by great big story

    • @knightvision666
      @knightvision666 Před 5 lety +1

      YES that's what I keep telling everyone. The vice one was way better everyone was getting high af

    • @rishiadityagupta5957
      @rishiadityagupta5957 Před 5 lety

      @@knightvision666 YESSS..... THAT TOO

  • @freesoul9251
    @freesoul9251 Před 5 lety

    That honey is hallucinating !!

  • @flashpack
    @flashpack Před 5 lety

    This is insane. What a story 👏

  • @Wortzilla
    @Wortzilla Před 5 lety

    It's written in our destiny to watch incessant CZcams recommendations videos for ever

  • @phenomenalbeing1398
    @phenomenalbeing1398 Před 4 lety

    I know what it's feel like but these guys are in a league of their own, Respect.

  • @LordOrdnance
    @LordOrdnance Před 5 lety

    Like always. Great story, great video. Cannot expect more than this

    • @knightvision666
      @knightvision666 Před 5 lety

      Watch the Honey video by Vice Asia it's the same place vice just did it better.

  • @riofano1556
    @riofano1556 Před 5 lety +1

    Mowgli in real life

  • @TheFomads
    @TheFomads Před 5 lety +3

    What a man does for his honey.

  • @kakainarab3885
    @kakainarab3885 Před 5 lety +2

    Ok dangerous work done by old guys😁 its part of culture😊🇳🇵

  • @nemuiro15
    @nemuiro15 Před 5 lety +2

    *i can't estimate*
    *-proceeds to estimate-*

  • @bishalchhetri1294
    @bishalchhetri1294 Před 5 lety

    My Nepal..
    My Pride..

  • @adityatiwari9103
    @adityatiwari9103 Před 5 lety

    Love from Nepal🇳🇵

  • @Anish20778
    @Anish20778 Před 5 lety

    Life goes on. Its your part whether you simplify or complicate it. Nepalese people are not very rich in terms of money but very happy with small things. One can also sense how spirituality is deep rooted in nepalese mindset and how it has helped them stay strong and happy.

  • @deepilt
    @deepilt Před 5 lety +5

    They call me honey hunter in school.

  • @nobo3025
    @nobo3025 Před 3 lety

    honestly nice job camera man

  • @Danny-jm1kd
    @Danny-jm1kd Před 5 lety +2

    Reminds me of that one scene from the jungle book 🤔

  • @sortof3337
    @sortof3337 Před 5 lety +1

    I used to honey hunting growing up, it was awesome.

  • @dragonmaster1079
    @dragonmaster1079 Před 4 lety +1

    This is how it feels to get out of bed for a snack

  • @adobotravels
    @adobotravels Před 5 lety +2

    Baloo would approve this! :)

  • @blackhawk9898
    @blackhawk9898 Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you for visiting my country Nepal. Love yah and I hope you will visit us again.

  • @michealkhual3507
    @michealkhual3507 Před 4 lety

    This village will never have a flood problems or hurricane

  • @Bigdogspyke
    @Bigdogspyke Před 5 lety +1

    They didn’t mention once that the honey makes u trip sack if u eat too much

  • @Mahin277_
    @Mahin277_ Před 5 lety

    Beautiful Nepal...

  • @inprogress5210
    @inprogress5210 Před 5 lety +1

    Is it better than cultivated honey,or organic mother honey?

  • @comedyl398
    @comedyl398 Před 5 lety

    Proud to be Nepali ❤️

  • @nathanderune9535
    @nathanderune9535 Před 3 lety

    Hey it’s like that cliff in the live action Jungle Book

  • @GachaDeer
    @GachaDeer Před 5 lety +1

    Maybe they can cut a chunk from it so the bees have half of their home?

  • @Lololol878
    @Lololol878 Před 4 lety

    Poor bees... Humanity will never stop puting itself higher than other life forms...

  • @avi4438
    @avi4438 Před 5 lety

    Iam proud of you mayn
    Iam also from nepal
    I don’t expect that you keep nepali story❤️

  • @maitanecardenas-uriz2368

    awe that’s so sweet that he apologizes to the bee’s before taking the honey 🥺

  • @inferno
    @inferno Před 5 lety +1

    Bee s build honey hived there for a reason 😂

  • @npeace312
    @npeace312 Před 5 lety

    My papaw kept a few beehives. Not much out there tastier than a fresh honeycomb!

  • @yeetusreetus4607
    @yeetusreetus4607 Před 5 lety

    me: sees the thumbnail
    Also me: Rock, is that you?!

  • @aaronshrestha2450
    @aaronshrestha2450 Před 3 lety

    So proud my country made to the channel but that hill is dangerous I have seen people do it in real life

  • @grahamallen934
    @grahamallen934 Před 5 lety

    That's the best Honey in the World....Bees 🐝 make it in some of the best parts of pure Nature of this World........

  • @michaelmcneffii1912
    @michaelmcneffii1912 Před 5 lety

    They forgot to mention that the honey will make them high. It’s a special kind of honey.

  • @toxicmatrix1337
    @toxicmatrix1337 Před 3 lety

    1:04 I think he got stung a couple times.

  • @balkrishvalaerobon5049

    Welcome to Nepal

  • @aoiblues7928
    @aoiblues7928 Před 4 lety +1

    Fun fact : they used this mountain from the live action movie mowgli

  • @JudgeDredd_
    @JudgeDredd_ Před 5 lety +4

    I want some of this honey, 🍯

  • @zukoofthefirenation4300

    Don’t know why but this reminds me of the real life version of the jungle book when mowgli had to get honey for baloo

  • @lukehillland
    @lukehillland Před 3 lety +1

    reminds me of the jungle book

  • @markzucc3277
    @markzucc3277 Před 5 lety +1

    Just go buy honey at the store....damn!

  • @kaanghel2302
    @kaanghel2302 Před 3 lety

    If Winnie the Pooh climbs that cliff everyday for honey imagine how fit he is now.

  • @sacardawadi
    @sacardawadi Před 3 lety

    Great Big story: upload a video about Nepal
    Me and the gurkhas: storm in BOISSSSS!

  • @nishanshrestha1911
    @nishanshrestha1911 Před 5 lety +2

    He looks like the rock in the thumbnail.

  • @sujat6383
    @sujat6383 Před 4 lety +1

    VISIT NEPAL 2020

  • @HansonJ
    @HansonJ Před 5 lety +3

    They took my honey
    I took their lives