Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Ascending Angkor Wat

This is a short clip showing manhon and kids (including adam - with the help of Sokun, our guide). climbing the peak of AngkorWat. If it looks scary to you on video, I assure you it was many times more scary watching them climb. There is no room for mistake. Result could be fatal.

There were no steps, unlike organised Singapore, and the path was nothing more than rocks, stone, sand and tree roots. Every step you take is a careful one, one misstep and you could end up injuring your foot or worse, tumbling down the rocky trail. That’s not even the worst part. When you fall, you are sure to bring down more than one person with you because it was just so crowded.
- said survivor of similar climb


The climb down was even more nerve wrecking. I'm just glad we are all home safely together without injury!


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