This Is No Fun Vacation But Children Going To School Using A Cable Crossing

by Huffington Post | Parenting

* School Run In Nepal Involves Children Hovering
Over A River On Dangerous Cable Crossing.
(Credit: Huffpost).

What type of school run did you have in your native country? Where many of us complain about what or where we have to pass through before going to school, this one in Nepal sure beats all journeys.

Featured by HuffPost Thursday, the children seen in these photos are not just having fun trying a cable crossing, they are actually going to school - and they have to do this twice everyday.

The cable crossing is hand-operated and takes the Kids across the Trishuli River to get their school. They would have trace the same route on their journey back.

"The kids, who live in the Dhaing district in central Nepal, also have to use the cable crossing if they want to go shopping or meet friends and family members." - Huffpost said.

The kids, who live in the Dhaing district in central Nepal, also have to use the cable crossing if they want to go shopping or meet friends and family members.

The cable requires children to sit in a basic loop or wooden crate and move themselves along by hand. Look closely at the photos to see how they use their hands to pull themselves forward, making gradual but incremental progress each time.

What type of school run did you have in your native country?

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