National Geographic USA – June 2019

BY NINA STROCHLIC PHOTOGRAPH BY ALESSANDRO CERÈ

28

MILES HIKED OVER FOUR DAYS

459

FEET HIGH INSIDE HANG EN

55

POUNDS OF PHOTO GEAR IN PACK

BY THE NUMBERS

‘IN A CAVE THERE’S NO

WAY TO GET A SIGNAL.

THERE’S NO WAY TO TALK

WITH ANYBODY EXCEPT

THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.’

—Alessandro Cerè

NGM MAPS

ASIA

VIETNAM

GETTING THERE

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