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An estimated 10,000 of these mysterious human-built caves have been found in the former Kingdom of Mustang in North, Central Nepal. Those who have seen the mysterious caves say the effect of them on the cliff face makes it look like a giant sandcastle.
Hidden within the Himalayas, 155ft from the ground, these man-made caves are one of the World's greatest archaeological mysteries.
Thousands of holes are carved into the fragile, sandy-coloured cliff in a gorge so large it dwarfs the Grand Canyon.
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originally posted by: StoutBroux
What a great BOL! Unfortunately, although I am not afraid of heights, it's the crashing to the ground that really bothers me.
In fact climbing into the caves was so dangerous, Mr Richards lost his footing, fell and broke his back. On another assignment to Mustang the following year, videographer Lincoln Else was hit by a falling rock, fracturing his skull.
A scientist scales a fragile rock face to reach the 800-year-old caves, right, while the team hike below some of the entrances
The astonishing number of caves, some dug into the cliffside, others tunnelled from above, are thousands of years old but who built them and why remains a mystery. A scientist scales a fragile rock face to reach the 800-year-old caves, right, while the team hike below some of the entrances,
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originally posted by: byGRACE
I have read that many Buddhist will go meditate in caves for very extensive f2f periods of time. I wonder if that was the purpose of these?
originally posted by: deadeyedick
a reply to: Char-Lee
I believe they could fly.
originally posted by: deadeyedick
a reply to: Hanslune
The brooms are with them.
mabye this is a place where different realms come together stacked on top of eachother and this way they do not have to climb up a diminsional ladder when they step outside their rest or they did not want the dogs to eat their bones or maybe it is a way to keep them home. i will go with the realm version because who wants to climb from the crypt and fall.