For Mauli, honey hunting is the only way to earn the cash ... Kulung elders like Mauli still refer to Kathmandu as “Nepal,” a place apart from where they live. In their minds the capital ...
For centuries, the Gurungs have been the only people to harvest "mad honey" from their cliff in Nepal. The honey has hallucinogenic properties, and harvesting it is a big part of the Gurungs' culture.
A deep, icy hot feeling settled in my stomach and lasted for several hours," wrote David Caprara for Vice in 2016 after traveling to Nepal to witness a different honey hunt. He says a larger dose ...