World’s Least Accessible Place of Worship | BBC Earth Explore

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  • Опубликовано: 19 дек 2024

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  • @BBCEarthExplore
    @BBCEarthExplore  2 месяца назад +420

    What did you think of Ethiopia's stunning Abuna Yemata Guh church? Is it on your bucket list?

    • @SilverTongue66
      @SilverTongue66 2 месяца назад +8

      Now it is...

    • @cozmoos
      @cozmoos 2 месяца назад +2

      It has been for awhile, what rout did you take to get there?

    • @poppop.ehrmantraut
      @poppop.ehrmantraut 2 месяца назад

      I wanted to burpe

    • @skypiratecaptain
      @skypiratecaptain 2 месяца назад

      Is it orthodox or Catholic?

    • @miloelite
      @miloelite 2 месяца назад

      @@BBCEarthExplore How do I get there? Recommendations?

  • @justjane2070
    @justjane2070 2 месяца назад +2835

    Love the padlock on the door. Stops all those random passing thieves !

    • @optimism-personified
      @optimism-personified 2 месяца назад +55

      😂😂😂

    • @bertoldgerrychannel
      @bertoldgerrychannel 2 месяца назад +82

      @@justjane2070 especially the random-passing-thieves who probably certified for rock climbing and couldn't make it up and down alone without additional help from at least two other random crews - prolly perform at night, climbing with minimum light. Padlock is essential 😅

    • @bubbles190
      @bubbles190 2 месяца назад +267

      Don't underestimate somebodys resolve to destroy something beautiful, especially when religion is involved

    • @Only1omer
      @Only1omer 2 месяца назад +51

      @@bubbles190realest comment

    • @cosmicbricks3339
      @cosmicbricks3339 2 месяца назад +3

      Fr

  • @Carlos-bp1vp
    @Carlos-bp1vp 2 месяца назад +598

    It's the best place of worship because once you arrive, you thank god you didn't die on the way up

    • @pinalimon
      @pinalimon 2 месяца назад +63

      And you pray not to die on the way down

    • @masquarra
      @masquarra Месяц назад +9

      Contemplate joining and staying so as to not deal with that experience again

    • @summerwinterfall5244
      @summerwinterfall5244 26 дней назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @emanuelperez3595
      @emanuelperez3595 7 дней назад

      ​@@pinalimon
      God: bro you can worship me down in the main land you know? Even i dont dare to go down is scary... What if you slip oh no 👁️👄👁️

    • @hayley718
      @hayley718 5 дней назад

      ​@@emanuelperez3595how old are you?

  • @Nate__
    @Nate__ 2 месяца назад +1412

    This is how my grandparents explained going to school

  • @louissimms
    @louissimms 2 месяца назад +1161

    I can only imagine how stunning and peaceful that must be. I want to go. But genuinely, how? Who looked up and thought.... Yup! Right there

    • @jwilson544
      @jwilson544 2 месяца назад +218

      Someone who wanted to be left tf alone

    • @jaredknapp8886
      @jaredknapp8886 2 месяца назад +15

      Wack shacks are hard to come by.

    • @danielchilton5400
      @danielchilton5400 2 месяца назад +75

      A people oppressed because of their religious beliefs.

    • @thehobo00
      @thehobo00 2 месяца назад +120

      Christians were often persecuted in antiquity, so maybe this was a place so hard to get to that they were left alone to pray

    • @juguez1
      @juguez1 2 месяца назад +69

      No! Please don't go!!! Tourism destroys everything it touches!!! Leave the place in peace!

  • @bertoldgerrychannel
    @bertoldgerrychannel 2 месяца назад +1908

    The church makes the worshipper closer to heaven in every way possible.

    • @markimusmaximus7870
      @markimusmaximus7870 2 месяца назад +108

      Especially if they fall

    • @learningearning8385
      @learningearning8385 2 месяца назад +69

      Praying all the way up.. and back down 😂

    • @Asian200iq
      @Asian200iq 2 месяца назад +8

      Lol 😂

    • @AlexejSvirid
      @AlexejSvirid 2 месяца назад +4

      "So, you're stating that you ain't prostitute, but the faithful wife of anonymous trinity of the Husband? I'm so sorry about that unfortunate misunderstanding, ma'am..."
      The God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgment.
      Exodus 20: 14: "Thou shalt not commit adultery."
      Here is Christ's question,
      Mathew 15: 3: "But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?"
      Malachi 2: 1-4: "And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and ye shall be taken away with it. And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts." (ASV)
      A women say "the Husband has no name". Another ones say "the Husband has many names". Some of women "love the Husband in all his manifestations" like: neighbour, taxi driver, boss, and so forth. Some women in a Husband-fearing way call him "H-D"...
      But, all of those prostitutes say "the Husband is the only". Their prostitution has created another women saying "there is no Husband at all".
      Then they even talk about "trinity of the Husband" and they are not against "the Son taking the Husband's place".
      In the same way religious prostitutes try to hide their disgusting fornication with different gods.
      Furthermore, a correct pronunciation of the Name is unknown now. This is the “loyalty” of traitors!
      Here is the God's word spoken through Moses,
      Deuteronomy 11: 16-17: "Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you."
      So, the God says there are other gods, but blind leaders of blind lead people into trap.
      Names of an idols/false gods are well known: Zeus, Rempha/Chiun, Aurora, Baal, Moloch and many others.
      "Jesus" means "Jehovah is salvation". This is the name of Christ real christians are hated for.
      "HalleluJah" means "Praze Jah" (Jehovah).
      Psalm 83: 18: "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth." (KJV)
      The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why liars feel so good while righteous people are persecuted.
      That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our beloved ones again! :-)

    • @cosmicbricks3339
      @cosmicbricks3339 2 месяца назад +3

      @@AlexejSvirid😂

  • @Mordian_57
    @Mordian_57 2 месяца назад +1469

    I expected an old medieval knight who offers him to drink from a selection of chalices.

    • @Sheriden.
      @Sheriden. 2 месяца назад +77

      You have chosen……..wisely

    • @rsuman
      @rsuman 2 месяца назад +14

      Me too 🤣

    • @No_jews_allowed
      @No_jews_allowed 2 месяца назад

      It’s not a bar you bulshevik !

    • @zigwil153
      @zigwil153 2 месяца назад +3

      just as real.... jus sayin

    • @smileydog5941
      @smileydog5941 2 месяца назад +9

      @@zigwil153 You have chosen... poorly

  • @JJ-fo5tn
    @JJ-fo5tn 2 месяца назад +441

    Was I the only one who started laughing when he said “ Mike was lying “ that caught me off guard 😂😂😂😂😂 Mike definitely was lying talking about the beginning is the worst part

    • @panda4247
      @panda4247 2 месяца назад +12

      well... a narrow ledge in that height with no rope is worse than vertical climb with a rope imho...

    • @LORDOFGLOOP
      @LORDOFGLOOP Месяц назад

      He telegraphed it so openly that it would have been a subversion of expectations had he not.

    • @MakeSomeNoisePlaylists
      @MakeSomeNoisePlaylists Месяц назад

      typical Romesh joke

  • @WhoIsCalli
    @WhoIsCalli 2 месяца назад +515

    I have climbed up and seen this church. We weren’t given ropes 😂 but you do climb bare foot for religious purposes. It’s absolutely mind blowing and watching this brought back that feeling 😅 I remember sitting in the church looking up at the ceiling in awe.. then remembering that I had to climb back down. Ethiopia is a beautiful country and I highly recommend anyone to travel there to see for yourself

    • @buddyholly4672
      @buddyholly4672 2 месяца назад +17

      Omg i was wondering why he was barefoot

    • @miloelite
      @miloelite 2 месяца назад +2

      Doesn’t look easy to get to. How do you recommend going about a visit?

    • @WhoIsCalli
      @WhoIsCalli 2 месяца назад +22

      @@miloelite well I first went to Lalibela and spent a few days there visiting the churches. Then headed up to Axum and I’d say base yourself from there to do a trip out to Abuna Yemata. You’ll be able to arrange for someone to take you from Axum quite happily

    • @AlexofZippo
      @AlexofZippo 2 месяца назад +1

      LOL, there’s always a dismount, huh? Sounds like a truly amazing experience!

    • @amdomGebregziabhear-kk4oc
      @amdomGebregziabhear-kk4oc 2 месяца назад +7

      This is my home and we don't need ropes to climb ❤

  • @sanchojulianimallach9155
    @sanchojulianimallach9155 2 месяца назад +862

    This is the 'Abune Yemata Church' in Ethiopia. You're welcome

    • @ValdemarDeMatos
      @ValdemarDeMatos 2 месяца назад +30

      Thank you. 🙌 I suppose nowadays nobody cares, most people just slides through nice videos with amazing things from around the world and then move on…

    • @marshmelows
      @marshmelows 2 месяца назад +45

      Thank you!! It totally pisses me off how "journalists" do these storeis and then go on without mentioning where it is happening....

    • @bolynn9668
      @bolynn9668 2 месяца назад +29

      @@marshmelowsit IS mentioned at around 2:23

    • @JogaBonitofootball
      @JogaBonitofootball 2 месяца назад +5

      @@marshmelowswith all due respect, he’s a comedian. I agree though. Pissed me off it wasn’t captioned on screen

    • @tc98826
      @tc98826 2 месяца назад +28

      It says that in the description

  • @VisualPast
    @VisualPast 2 месяца назад +388

    Amazing church. Visited in Dec-2017. The accent (without ropes) was ok; but coming back down was terrifying ... no choice but to look down!

    • @BBCEarthExplore
      @BBCEarthExplore  2 месяца назад +58

      Wow, bet that was an incredible experience!

    • @abrahamissac5938
      @abrahamissac5938 2 месяца назад +12

      gotta have good strong gripping shoes. its tougher descending down then up.

    • @miloelite
      @miloelite 2 месяца назад +6

      What is the best way going about a visit?

    • @benm1414
      @benm1414 2 месяца назад

      ​@@miloeliteconvert

    • @VisualPast
      @VisualPast 2 месяца назад +7

      ​@@miloeliteFind a trustworthy local guide. I have a contact that may be able to help.

  • @bungalo50
    @bungalo50 2 месяца назад +222

    Ethiopia has such incredible landscape

    • @honeybunch5765
      @honeybunch5765 2 месяца назад +1

      One country in Africa I still want to see.

    • @sameaston9587
      @sameaston9587 2 месяца назад +7

      I didn't know such mountains existed outside of the Americas. If someone told me this was filmed in Arizona, silly me would believe them.

  • @haraya_manawari
    @haraya_manawari 28 дней назад +14

    what will always be more impressive are the individuals who made the first climb and carved out the place

  • @Balanceoftime
    @Balanceoftime Месяц назад +23

    Whoever helped him into that harness didn't even connect it together correctly. Always comforting to see.

  • @andrewst9797
    @andrewst9797 2 месяца назад +172

    That was the scenic route, the service entrance is around the back.

    • @NoremakSeggob
      @NoremakSeggob 2 месяца назад +10

      lol, completely missed the elevator

  • @Nerfherder-oo7iv
    @Nerfherder-oo7iv 2 месяца назад +53

    Ethiopia is one of the first countries Christianity flourished in. So much early church history there.

    • @JJKY3958
      @JJKY3958 Месяц назад

      Now over run by Somalis

  • @ernesthader1109
    @ernesthader1109 2 месяца назад +250

    Imagine climbing up there and finding the place vandalized with grafitti. That alone makes the padlock worth it. Nobody's going up there without the caretaker's knowlege.

    • @Alarix246
      @Alarix246 2 месяца назад

      Or finding two young lefties glued to the wall...

    • @NihilisticRealism
      @NihilisticRealism 2 дня назад +1

      right. wouldnt want someone to graffiti ontop of all that christian graffiti

  • @andrejohnson6731
    @andrejohnson6731 2 месяца назад +408

    Imagine getting to the top realizing you forgot your bible 😂

  • @kristinapaxton9686
    @kristinapaxton9686 2 месяца назад +19

    Mike's job interviewer: "So part of being a guide is being able to lie to comfort your client....can you do that?" MIke: "YES"

  • @gregd1218
    @gregd1218 2 месяца назад +299

    I need to believe that 1500 years of erosion must have made the climb much harder than it was at first. How many were trying to go to church and ended up in heaven?

    • @farmergiles1065
      @farmergiles1065 2 месяца назад +112

      It was hard enough to get to that it provided a place of safety for worship. But get real. It's we moderns who are weak and lack motivation or determination. We demand that everything be easy. For millennia, people understood that life was hard, and that was an accepted fact. Then they dealt with it.

    • @vegasmade777
      @vegasmade777 2 месяца назад

      ​@@farmergiles1065lol

    • @Kiyoone
      @Kiyoone 2 месяца назад +3

      Nah, the fall must be hard, so they end up in hell

    • @farmergiles1065
      @farmergiles1065 2 месяца назад +18

      @@Kiyoone God is the judge. Do you seek to replace Him?

    • @radders6569
      @radders6569 2 месяца назад +20

      ​@@farmergiles1065How do you know that's true?

  • @jupiterplanet1316
    @jupiterplanet1316 2 месяца назад +25

    This incredible church is found in Tigray region of Ethiopia 🇪🇹

  • @abbc2105
    @abbc2105 2 месяца назад +249

    You know you believe in God, when you’re willing to do that climb on a regular basis.

    • @CrisOnTheInternet
      @CrisOnTheInternet 2 месяца назад +13

      I can't even fathom the idea of going once.

    • @HAHAd2
      @HAHAd2 2 месяца назад +8

      Little do they know…

    • @kittycat8222
      @kittycat8222 2 месяца назад

      @@HAHAd2…that you don’t need to climb to reach God. I know right.
      Looks like Byzentine Empire art. Maybe go check it out. 1000 years of worship documented.

    • @LisaAnn777
      @LisaAnn777 2 месяца назад +12

      Fanatics do all kinds of pointless things.

    • @calebadeleye
      @calebadeleye 2 месяца назад

      That is not true, you don't need to go that length anymore except they are truly not worship God, perhaps there is something else they do there.

  • @vnendux121
    @vnendux121 Месяц назад +48

    0:10 😂😂😂why is he lying?😂😂😂

  • @charleslucas2657
    @charleslucas2657 2 месяца назад +18

    L'histoire, la spiritualité s'associent bien à la splendeur du paysage

  • @Weaselg83
    @Weaselg83 2 месяца назад +61

    This is now taking worship to new heights

    • @sdalt001
      @sdalt001 2 месяца назад

      You reached a little too high with that comment.

  • @gtkajita
    @gtkajita 2 месяца назад +5

    Never had the experience of sweaty palms during a BBC video before. It made me think of how people get down from there. Wow. Amazing place. Thank you for sharing

  • @sammarciano7030
    @sammarciano7030 2 месяца назад +34

    2:15 I was REALLY hoping for Alex Horne to show up and hand him sealed letter for a task.

    • @derekporter7548
      @derekporter7548 2 месяца назад

      I definitely was not ready for a taskmaster reference on this video 😂 would've been epic tho!

  • @Escapechris24
    @Escapechris24 2 месяца назад +107

    You honestly could have told me this was Utah and I would have believed you.

    • @5lanediver
      @5lanediver 2 месяца назад +14

      other than the art being being nearly untouched for centuries…a lot of the petroglyphs in utah have been messed up

    • @theviniso
      @theviniso 2 месяца назад +3

      @@5lanediver That's sad to hear

    • @5lanediver
      @5lanediver 2 месяца назад +3

      @@theviniso very. some are still pristine…some have had decades of people scratching or graffitiing over them

  • @Movieclip.s589
    @Movieclip.s589 2 месяца назад +18

    Respect to the cameraman 🫡 for recording in that steep mountain or plateau

  • @carllagerlof9019
    @carllagerlof9019 Месяц назад +3

    Its really cool to see all of the rocks smoothed out from the people climbing there for centuries

  • @NameRealperson
    @NameRealperson 2 месяца назад +80

    2:20 the padlock on the door cracks me up

    • @NatarajanAV
      @NatarajanAV 2 месяца назад +23

      What about a guy who risked his life to climb there only to find its locked with that Padlock 😢

    • @curoseba5363
      @curoseba5363 2 месяца назад +4

      Can you imagine going through that effort and find the entrance locked? 🙄

    • @NameRealperson
      @NameRealperson 2 месяца назад +31

      @@NatarajanAV the guy who has the key oversleeps and arrives half an hour late to find the entire congregation on that ledge, very unhappy with him

    • @NatarajanAV
      @NatarajanAV 2 месяца назад

      @@NameRealperson 😅😅

    • @dragskcinnay3184
      @dragskcinnay3184 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@NameRealperson 😂😂😂
      I'm not sure it would actually be closed everyday, it might be there just in case the church needs to be closed for a period of time for some reason
      But hey, I don't know, maybe they _do_ close it every time...

  • @CrowSkeleton
    @CrowSkeleton 2 месяца назад +31

    What exquisitely preserved frescoes, and what a privelege to get up there! I feel like over the centuries they could've added some steps up the very last bit, but probably every single priest of the place has decided that his sucessor shouldn't miss out on either the enforced excersise or the years of meditation/devotional effort.

  • @RonnieJamesOsbourne
    @RonnieJamesOsbourne Месяц назад +6

    0:22
    That "Mike was lying" got me 😂

  • @gregzoller9003
    @gregzoller9003 2 месяца назад +14

    I can’t imagine the climb up. I REALLY can’t imagine the climb down. 😮

  • @teressacooks7928
    @teressacooks7928 Месяц назад +3

    "Be honest with me after this how much worse does it go"?
    " After you pass this bit, than it's ALL OVER"!
    True words have never been spoken😢

  • @louie99999
    @louie99999 2 месяца назад +6

    The lightbulb over the padlock is more impressive!!

  • @Weirdkauz
    @Weirdkauz Месяц назад

    Have I ever seen Romesh impressed before? Like, at all? I don't remember. Here, he's in awe, and rightfully so.

  • @ElizabethHephzebahMills
    @ElizabethHephzebahMills Месяц назад +5

    The Elders continue to walk. To Church no tools. Only Strength 💥💥💥

  • @dee319indranilchakraborty6
    @dee319indranilchakraborty6 2 месяца назад +21

    0:41 Bro is a chameleon at this point.. 💀🤣

  • @Set666Abominae
    @Set666Abominae 2 месяца назад +4

    2:19 I love how there’s a padlock on the entrance, as if this place didn’t have enough natural security.

  • @4s-ter
    @4s-ter 2 месяца назад +3

    I can’t imagine trying to make that climb while carrying a casserole dish for the potluck after worship.

  • @MonochromaticBlues
    @MonochromaticBlues 2 месяца назад +11

    3:53 these guys look so ancient

  • @orchardhouse9241
    @orchardhouse9241 Месяц назад +6

    This church is beautiful. Greetings from an Antiochian Orthodox Christian in the US! God bless your congregation!

    • @NihilisticRealism
      @NihilisticRealism 2 дня назад

      No.

    • @orchardhouse9241
      @orchardhouse9241 День назад

      @ Why say you so? There are Antiochian Orthodox churches in the US. Google it if you don’t believe me. You have no good reason to be churlish, so you may as will shut your big mouth. (Why I am bothering to reply to this uncouth barbarian?)

  • @DAKESIS17
    @DAKESIS17 2 месяца назад +17

    hats off to the Orthodox brothers!

  • @Jenvlogs404
    @Jenvlogs404 Месяц назад +1

    Ethiopia is one of the most ancient and unique places and definition of exotic, every I met is so friendly too, beautifuI features, colorfuI language and attire, reminds me of lndia.

  • @EbonySaints
    @EbonySaints 2 месяца назад +10

    I've seen this specific church in another video before when I was on an Ethiopia binge, but it's nice to see the beeb cover it.
    Frankly, the icons are adorable as all heck. The simplicity compared to Western depictions of the Gospels is very enlightening.

  • @patpie3703
    @patpie3703 17 дней назад +1

    Indeed it is an incredible place. It is only BBC using a harness and rope - nobody else. I have been up there in 2020 barefoot and no rope at all. The most scary part is going down because you don’t see where to put your feet. And btw local people going on worship climb up there on weekly basis without any protection- just a very strong faith. And obviously no words about the region being completely destroyed by its own government.

  • @mattropolis99
    @mattropolis99 2 месяца назад +3

    Who cares about the narrator - the cameraman who brought up all the equipment and did the filming is the real hero

  • @Yusufu-92
    @Yusufu-92 2 месяца назад +2

    Thanks to all the BBC team for sharing with us this very interesting video.

  • @jonrogers694
    @jonrogers694 2 месяца назад +11

    1:15 - the carabiner isn't locked. The knot is super sloppy. Lots of easy mistakes being made here...

  • @daviddawson4091
    @daviddawson4091 Месяц назад

    I would've love to see the old-timers he thanked, going up and down. Undoubtedly impressive.

  • @villedocvalle
    @villedocvalle 2 месяца назад +14

    @2:54 no one is going to mention the lizard person under the horse!?

    • @John858_
      @John858_ 2 месяца назад

      Is it a snake man or rat man?

    • @Moncherelouis
      @Moncherelouis 2 месяца назад +8

      Yeah I wonder why a Christian church would have imagery of a snake beneath a bunch of people worshipping, it’s not like there’s a huge story in Christianity revolving around an evil snake that tempted the first people.

    • @EvonneLindiwe
      @EvonneLindiwe 2 месяца назад

      @@Moncherelouisthere are also skulls and dragons in churches here in England…

  • @AGC1834
    @AGC1834 11 дней назад +1

    with that kind of climb, I expect nothing less than a cold can of rootbeer from 711 at the top.

  • @0li_vi_er
    @0li_vi_er 2 месяца назад +7

    1:07 Good job Romesh, you're a big boy!

  • @kingjoe3rd
    @kingjoe3rd 2 месяца назад +2

    Ethiopia has some of the most amazing churches in the world.

  • @chinmaypandit9875
    @chinmaypandit9875 2 месяца назад +5

    Now that's a test of devotion.

  • @Manifest-888-11
    @Manifest-888-11 Месяц назад

    Wow, wow, wow!!! Majestic. Can feel the energy through this clip. Amazing.

  • @tubezeronine
    @tubezeronine 2 месяца назад +6

    A lack of a good panoramic view of the chapel/church interior, instead of just showing details of the wall paintings.

  • @sojourner.
    @sojourner. 2 месяца назад +1

    BBC should release audio used in videos such as this, I'd listen to it on repeat lol

  • @VMChannel588
    @VMChannel588 2 месяца назад +4

    This church only for the most faithful ones 😊😊

  • @BongChakraborty
    @BongChakraborty 26 дней назад

    Unbelievable... Beautiful...❤
    You can find these type of places in every region of India. Secret Worshipping Places with Specific Deity.

  • @daemonervosa
    @daemonervosa 2 месяца назад +55

    The value of reaching the mountaintop is in the journey

  • @oOblackeaglleOo
    @oOblackeaglleOo 2 месяца назад

    Wow if I lived there I’d go so often. How beautiful

  • @F-A7
    @F-A7 2 месяца назад +3

    Eurocentrics be like yeah the Romans build that LMAO

  • @elfarcherdv
    @elfarcherdv 2 месяца назад +1

    Lmao didn't expect Romesh to get 5 points in that task

  • @x8em
    @x8em 2 месяца назад +3

    That’s incredible

  • @garryferrington811
    @garryferrington811 2 месяца назад +1

    That is taking worship to a new level. 😳

  • @magichead79
    @magichead79 2 месяца назад +10

    How did they do this 1500 years ago?

    • @alistairbaird3711
      @alistairbaird3711 2 месяца назад +9

      without ropes and helmets

    • @randylltarlly7021
      @randylltarlly7021 2 месяца назад +2

      sheer will..

    • @thecalling1452
      @thecalling1452 2 месяца назад +9

      You underestimate the ancestors XD

    • @JojoJoget
      @JojoJoget 2 месяца назад +2

      Eyeballing it

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth 2 месяца назад +1

      I recently read in a comment on another video about our ancestors somewhere that people severely underestimate our ancestors. They were as intelligent as us but with fewer technological advances already made by the people who died before them.

  • @TheDapperLad
    @TheDapperLad 2 месяца назад +1

    Bro hiking like he's headed to the The Throat of the World

  • @haruspex1-50
    @haruspex1-50 2 месяца назад +5

    We should cherish buildings like this. There are those out there who deem even the beautiful paintings within this church to be sinful and therefore should either be defaced or destroyed due to the fact it doesn’t align with their worldview. I hope for a world where people such as that will one day have a change of heart

  • @94462
    @94462 Месяц назад +1

    Gives me Tom Cruise Mission Impossible intro vibes lol 😂

  • @christhesmith
    @christhesmith 2 месяца назад +3

    Romesh...you are a hero! That was terrifying to WATCH!

    • @stevo3938
      @stevo3938 2 месяца назад +1

      A hero… for doing what?

  • @LuthienTenor
    @LuthienTenor Месяц назад

    Mad props to the camera men, stunning work 👏🏻

  • @biasparmadi1351
    @biasparmadi1351 2 месяца назад +3

    mustve built it in creative mode, flying definitely helped

  • @hopemanley4358
    @hopemanley4358 Месяц назад

    Beyond the height and struggle to climb is the gaze of the happy, welcoming worshippers.

  • @user-vw6bk4pb4l
    @user-vw6bk4pb4l 2 месяца назад +7

    Best part is the murals in the church. Love how the Bible characters are depicted as locals not as Europeans an with most African churches. But probably because first ever Christian nation in the world was in Ethiopia

    • @halloweenfan158
      @halloweenfan158 2 месяца назад +4

      First Christian nation was Armenia dude

    • @user-vw6bk4pb4l
      @user-vw6bk4pb4l 2 месяца назад +3

      ​@@halloweenfan158 Doesn't matter, the point is that Christianity was never a European religion as presented by the colonialists in Africa

    • @halloweenfan158
      @halloweenfan158 2 месяца назад +1

      @@user-vw6bk4pb4l just because it didn’t start in Europe doesn’t mean it’s not a European religion considering most people that practice are majority European.

    • @sfgdragoon
      @sfgdragoon 2 месяца назад

      Thats a weird way to spell South American​@@halloweenfan158

    • @billygoatgruff3536
      @billygoatgruff3536 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@halloweenfan158 That is incorrect. Most people who practice Christianity are African, then followed by Chinese.

  • @Attached-data1
    @Attached-data1 4 дня назад

    This is amazing! I would absolutely love to go there to worship my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 🙌🏻.

  • @forward_ever_ever2595
    @forward_ever_ever2595 2 месяца назад +6

    Wow...since the 1400s..thats amazing

    • @Ace-990
      @Ace-990 2 месяца назад +7

      500 AD*

    • @EB-fc2mp
      @EB-fc2mp Месяц назад +1

      @@Ace-990 It was carved into the rock in the 5th century which is the 400's not the 500's.

  • @MStafford-lr9le
    @MStafford-lr9le 8 дней назад

    Damn, the look the church guardian gave after the guy turned his back 😂 dude knows he was bringing attention to the place - and that might not be so great for it, for the world is rough and fallen.

  • @JohnBojorquez
    @JohnBojorquez 2 месяца назад +18

    3:29 it’s not the believe in religion, it’s the believe in GOD almighty as our creator and savior

    • @mjribes
      @mjribes Месяц назад

      The religious illiteracy of the average Brit is astounding

    • @themysteryofbluebirdboulevard
      @themysteryofbluebirdboulevard Месяц назад +1

      Yes. Only your religion is what he meant. Typical

    • @gnack420
      @gnack420 Месяц назад

      Yes, that is the religion.

    • @BrianLockett
      @BrianLockett Месяц назад +1

      Said every theistic religion on the planet...

    • @JohnBojorquez
      @JohnBojorquez Месяц назад

      @ you can prove to yourself that Jesus Christ exist by praying to him saying that you want to know if he is real, is that simple, religion is a man made concept, God is from another dimension

  • @FloraNovax3
    @FloraNovax3 Месяц назад

    That’s absolutely stunning

  • @peterkorpotkin6320
    @peterkorpotkin6320 2 месяца назад +33

    Only religion can inspire something this marvelous

  • @bhawana5342
    @bhawana5342 2 месяца назад +2

    Beautiful✨ Incredible

  • @SocialistSociopathPK442
    @SocialistSociopathPK442 2 месяца назад +3

    This is 8th wonders of land

  • @crazysunshyne
    @crazysunshyne Месяц назад +1

    Real life Spirit Temple like ocarina of time, amazing

  • @broccolee4328
    @broccolee4328 2 месяца назад +14

    Romesh must have pissed off a lot of BBC producers to end up doing this. Nish Kumar next?

  • @QUEEN-df1mc
    @QUEEN-df1mc Месяц назад +2

    Religions never cease to amaze me.

  • @PrincessPebbles0_0
    @PrincessPebbles0_0 2 месяца назад +5

    Saying “piss off” while climbing a holy site… real classy

  • @April-yf5gl
    @April-yf5gl Месяц назад

    I had to pause this video after I heard
    “Mike was lying”😂😂😂😂

  • @erikgilson1687
    @erikgilson1687 2 месяца назад +22

    I'm sorry who's that rad little alien rat dude in the cave art at 3:30

    • @davidfostercusack7618
      @davidfostercusack7618 2 месяца назад +9

      As far as I remember, that is a guy who got turned into a snake for not feeding the guy’s horse when he (the rider) left the horse at this guy’s place despite the guy promising to feed the horse. I might be wrong but that is the gist of it I think. Been a few months since I’ve been up there, but we asked about the snake fella too.

    • @erikgilson1687
      @erikgilson1687 2 месяца назад +2

      @@davidfostercusack7618 that's awesome

    • @EricLatios
      @EricLatios 2 месяца назад +5

      That's the ancient Pokémon Shuckle

  • @R3TR0J4N
    @R3TR0J4N 2 месяца назад

    This reminds me of sacrifical walks, its like you offer your hardships and sweat to make your prayersbe heard

  • @FierBarca1899
    @FierBarca1899 2 месяца назад +18

    For being an Indian, Romesh has no cultural knowledge about the material role religion plays in the life of the non-Western-European world. He is deracinated.

    • @zanderaw
      @zanderaw 2 месяца назад

      For the better. I wish I didn't have to know. Some months ago the highways in San Francisco were totally clogged with Hindu nationalists flying Rama banners to celebrate the opening of some temple in India, one built on a mosque they tore down thirty years ago.
      Why am I sitting in traffic in America because Hindutvas want to dance on the graves of their cultural enemies back home? I don't give a shit about their blue-skinned pagan gods and I certainly don't care about their country's internal politics.

    • @gaurav.anirbandutta
      @gaurav.anirbandutta 2 месяца назад +2

      Romesh is British. His parents are Sri Lankan.

    • @zanderaw
      @zanderaw 2 месяца назад

      For the better.

    • @npc2k
      @npc2k 2 месяца назад

      He isn’t indian…

  • @Franck.44
    @Franck.44 2 месяца назад

    La montée est incroyable 😮... Je n'imagine pas la descente 😅

  • @knucklehead4787
    @knucklehead4787 2 месяца назад +6

    Woman rights in India 🇮🇳 ❤

    • @keshavkk479
      @keshavkk479 2 месяца назад

      Women have all the rights needed in India compared to middle East and asian countries

    • @knucklehead4787
      @knucklehead4787 2 месяца назад

      @keshavkk479 Woman Rights in India the worst in the world and it needs help yet you are acting like it don't matter.

    • @keshavkk479
      @keshavkk479 2 месяца назад

      @@knucklehead4787 can you explain your statement how it is worst in india

    • @ExperienceSingapore
      @ExperienceSingapore 2 месяца назад

      ​@keshavkk479 I stand in solidarity with women safety in India ❤

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Месяц назад

      India has become rape capital of the world. we need stronger laws to protect women from violence

  • @grovve8960
    @grovve8960 2 месяца назад +1

    What an amazing place!

  • @Pablo-t6q7h
    @Pablo-t6q7h 2 месяца назад +3

    is nice to see that its serves the right religion and not a fake one

    • @John858_
      @John858_ 2 месяца назад

      So much this. Imagine how much belief you would have to have in our creator to build this 1,500 years ago

    • @karatemaster1144
      @karatemaster1144 2 месяца назад +2

      I find this comment to be hilarious, but I also appreciate the honesty of it.
      For the record all religions are “fake” but they are admittedly awe-inspiring

    • @John858_
      @John858_ 2 месяца назад

      @@karatemaster1144 Religion may be man made. God and his son however, are realer than you, i or anyone else who reads this

    • @karatemaster1144
      @karatemaster1144 2 месяца назад +2

      @@John858_ I think people are free to believe what they want, but I never understood how some religious people decide which Gods are real and which aren’t. (Legitimate question, I actually would like to know more)

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth 2 месяца назад

      ​@@John858_sure, a metaphysical guy/gal up in the clouds is more real than the people we interact with on a daily basis. Anything we don't currently understand or can't explain - must've been god. The human mind can't fathom that the universe was not created for it, instead it's a happy byproduct of the chaos and how the rules of physics and chemistry have worked from billions of years ago.

  • @MariaAmeliaArancetRuda
    @MariaAmeliaArancetRuda Месяц назад +2

    Increíble. Y yo tengo fiaca de caminar dos cuadras para ir a misa. ¡Perdón, Señor!

  • @uberhorsey
    @uberhorsey 2 месяца назад +3

    "You can't relate to it on a British level." 😢😅 It's not that long ago that you very much could have. I mean, we're talking within living memory. I pray for this world. I pray for all of us. 🙏🏻🌎🙏🏻🌍🙏🏻🌏🙏🏻

  • @AK.J3
    @AK.J3 2 месяца назад

    Nice of you to visit Frightening yet enlightening Baptist

  • @CarShooterBro
    @CarShooterBro 2 месяца назад +8

    It does look pretty darn good. Perhaps we could relocate all places of worship to hidden away locations such as this one? That would be pretty darn good, also.

    • @theily1724
      @theily1724 2 месяца назад +1

      Filters out all the “Fair-Weather Christians,” too.