John Gimlette

A tomb with a view

John Gimlette finds a fierce beauty in south-central Madagascar

issue 13 October 2018

Death is not the end but the beginning of a long, hard climb. At least that’s what the Bara people believe. No sooner have your bones been scraped clean than you’re off, into the Isalo Massif. Fortified with rum, your relatives will shin up the cliffs to find the perfect niche, at heights of up to 4,000ft.

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