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Paul Neumann
climbed by horse
and by foot up a
3,000-foot cliff to
the Tab Seng
monastery In
Bhutan.
Excellent Rduentures
Climbing Up to the Tiger m Newt
Not many people have heard of Bhutan, a small country sandwiched
between India and Tibet, and even fewer get the chance to visit
Although Bhutan is almost untouched by tourism and outside influ
ence. Paul Neumann was able to travel to the rural country last year and expe
rience its Buddhist culture One of the most memorable parts of his trip was
hiking up to the famous Tak Seng monastery built on top of a 3,000-foot cliff
"We rode horses halfway up and hiked the rest of the way on trails that
were on the edge of the cliff,” Paul explains "It wasn’t as hard as I thought
it would be It's a spectacular walk the whole way We hiked on this one
trail that went through a waterfall and then we climbed to the top The cliff was so
steep. I don’t know how they built it1"
Tak Seng (meaning Tiger's Nest) is a sanctuary for Buddhists Legend says the
god Guru Rimoche flew to the site on the back of a tiger and built the monastery
"It’s one of the most revered sites for the Buddhists, and many go to make a
pilgrimage there.” Paul says "It's different than just hiking for the scenery — it's
scenery plus the mystery of the monastery "
Visitors can look down at the valleys and rice fields of Bhutan On a clear day,
you can see far out to the snow peaks of the Himalayan mountains
“It was a great experience There were other tourists up there, but very few
people actually get to see it "