On an August Sunday, hundreds of people are racing to climb 200 betel nut trees; this competition is widely known as Panjat Pinang.
Tree-trunks, as high as 8 meters, are skinned and moistened with engine lubricant oil. Whereas it’s not easy to climb the slimy and slippery trees, the prizes provided on top of the trees are quite tempting: bicycles, clocks, radios, and mobile phones.
