Albert Lin climbs up a treacherous waterfall in search of ancient tombs

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·Nov 10, 2024

As we follow the river deeper, the environment becomes more challenging. This terrain gave the Cho natural protection from their enemies. Okay.

[Music]

Right, can we go around? Let's see. I have a rope. I have a rope. I'll go up first, and I'll tie off the rope, and then I'll pull you up. Wait, got you.

[Music]

Wow, s... oh man, now I just feel like I'm in some otherworldly magic. Where are we?

[Laughter]

Oh, a will see a. As we reach 9,000 ft, there are signs of life and death all around us. It's a deceiving drop.

Okay buddy, because it's just a cliff, and then you got trees, but the cliff keeps going. So, sure you don't

[Music]

fall. It's up there.

Mhm. Mhm.

Okay, well, okay, okay. There's definitely a sense of anticipation. I'm exploring the most intimate parts of someone's story.

[Music]

Here, that's hair. That's hair. I'm just a few feet from human hair. This is the remains of the judge.

AA, this is a

[Music]

[Applause]

person.

[Music]

Oh, I've never seen anything like this. I don't know why, I just feel like I have to whisper. You know, it feels like something so

[Applause]

sacred.

[Music]

Unbelievable.

[Music]

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Albert Lin climbs up a treacherous waterfall in search of ancient tombs

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