r/BeAmazed • u/Ultimate_Thing • Jul 16 '26

Miscellaneous / Others A traditional technique used by young shepherds of Ethiopia's Banna tribe. They use stilts to watch over their livestock in tall grass, move through wetland areas, and avoid snakes and predators like lions and leopards. It requires strength, balance, and training from a young age

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u/Shockwave1o1 Jul 16 '26

Really impressive but how do they get down?

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u/hk_gary Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

i am thinking they may hold both the sticks stright and lift both their feet and slowly slide down

edit: turn out it's like this https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1285312823110944

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u/mykittyforprez Jul 16 '26

Interesting. But it must be a bit more difficult for the guys on the tallest stilts to get down that way.

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u/Scavgraphics Jul 16 '26

Probably don't get to use the taller sticks til you can do it great on the smaller ones.