Most Dangerous Ways To School | NEPAL | Free Documentary

Those who attend school in the mountain village of Kumpur walk across the mountains of the highest-situated country on earth. Nearly half of Nepal lies more than 4,000 meters above sea level. Today it's normal for kids to go to school in the valley, but just 50 years ago the village was completely self-sufficient. Only if they lacked salt would someone head off twice a year to refill the stock. Today, the children go to the city almost daily and are immediately forced to cross the dangerous river. A village in distress is left behind. The village community of Kumpur is spread across 18 farms on the Dhap Mountain. Their families live in a very remote area. These families have lived on their land for thousands of years, herding their life-sustaining cattle without electricity, running water, or contact with the outside world. Although they constantly ask whether the promise of an education justifies the danger of the path involved, they send their children to school day after day. This documentary is from 2015.