Gravity-Defying Villagers Risk Their Lives for Christmas Trees
A remote mountain forest in the country of Georgia is home to the seeds from which grow Nordmann firs, Europe’s most beloved Christmas tree. But the harvest is more akin to a Wild West than a holiday tradition. AMBROLAURI, GEORGIAKakha Kobakhidze struggles up through the branches of the giant Nordmann fir, gingerly testing each hold…