Alright, I was alerted to this video via SModcast. Basically, it is a village in Columbia where there are only two ways in and out: either a massive, dangerous hike half way around a jungle, or a ridiculous, crazy zip line across a perilous gorge. The Columbian government says it is not worth building a bridge across the gorge, because there are too few people living in the village. For the record, I don’t necessarily disagree with that. I mean, come on, you just *have* to live on the other side of a perilous gorge?

Anyway, in order to get to school, the kids don’t have time to do the hike. So they are forced to use the zip line twice a day, every day, back and forth. They also carry all of their groceries, etc. in burlap sacks at 30 mph over a 1,200 foot drop over a raging river, using rope slings and a wooden hand brake. The video is only a few minutes long and well worth the watch. And don’t worry, they save a shocker for the end.