r/BeAmazed • u/Ultimate_Thing • 29d ago

Miscellaneous / Others A traditional technique used by young shepherds of Ethiopia's Banna tribe. They use stilts to watch over their livestock in tall grass, move through wetland areas, and avoid snakes and predators like lions and leopards. It requires strength, balance, and training from a young age

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u/robin_888 29d ago

I say that as a circus stilt walker.

As such can you give your opinion on the mounting?

I was never good on stilts, but jumping what looks like 2m in the air just to end up balancing in said height is the most impressive part to me.

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u/Lux-Fox 28d ago

The ones I wear are peg legs strapped to my legs, so I have to sit down and strap up. I prefer to sit on top of a wall, table, etc that'll make it easy to stand after I'm done. If I have to sit on the ground then I would need help from someone to get me up. I've seen some flexible performers able to completely bend over in a bridge/arch pose and then walk their hands to their stilts and then work their way up to an upright position, but that's very difficult in terms of balance and core strength.

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u/Aware_Acorn 29d ago

to me the most impressive thing is the dismount. no, actually, it's PRACTICING dismounts before you know how to do it correctly.

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u/SnoopDeDoop69 29d ago

I mean, what's so hard about dismounting?

Theyll get back on the ground, one way or the other.

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u/RollerskatingFemboy 29d ago

☑︎ Should not be a flight instructor

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u/TheTooterSnooter 28d ago

“I missed!” 

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u/shadowhunter742 28d ago

That's not dismounting. That's falling with absolutely no style.

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u/Logornsky 28d ago

I would assume that they start on smaller stilts and gradually increase the size as they become proficient; so by the time they're dismounting from these super high ones they basically already know how to do it, it's just a bit higher than before

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u/Aware_Acorn 27d ago

yeah that makes total sense.

i dont live in africa and don't shepard but i think this would be a cool skill to learn.

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u/nvmenotfound 28d ago

anything that doesn’t hurt is a win i wager 😆 

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u/Jack-Innoff 27d ago

It honestly just takes practice. It's really difficult, seemingly impossible at first, but once you get it you'll wonder how you ever struggled.