The Most Dangerous Ways to School

Released: 2013-09-02

Runtime: None minutes

Episode Overview

In Nepal, little Ajit gets up every day at 6 a.m. for what is probably the most adventurous walk to school in the world. The village of Kumpur is 4000 meters above sea level. The schoolchildren are not only exposed to wild animals such as jackals, monkeys and tigers without protection, but also have to cross the most dangerous river in the entire country, the Trishuli.

Series Overview

They climb up mountainous paths, swim across rivers or fight their way through icy wastelands with -50 degrees Celsius. Their path takes them through amazing natural landscapes, producing spectacular scenery for a very ordinary task. The participants, at times without shoes and for days at end, are mere students on their way to school.