{"id":5133,"date":"2026-11-02T06:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5133"},"modified":"2026-11-02T06:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:10:39","slug":"cliff-ledge-path-to-abuna-yemata-guh-church-in-tigray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5133","title":{"rendered":"Cliff ledge path to Abuna Yemata Guh church in Tigray"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cliff-ledge-path-to-abuna-yemata-guh-church-in-tigray.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Narrow rock ledge along a sheer sandstone cliff with a stone wall, overlooking a wide valley far below\" class=\"wp-image-5132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cliff-ledge-path-to-abuna-yemata-guh-church-in-tigray.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cliff-ledge-path-to-abuna-yemata-guh-church-in-tigray.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cliff-ledge-path-to-abuna-yemata-guh-church-in-tigray.jpg?resize=700%2C933&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cliff-ledge-path-to-abuna-yemata-guh-church-in-tigray.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cliff-ledge-path-to-abuna-yemata-guh-church-in-tigray.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>A narrow ledge runs along a sheer sandstone cliff beside the entrance to Abuna Yemata Guh, a church carved into the rock about 2,580 meters above sea level in Ethiopia, with the valley far below. The poster says only one stretch of the climb is vertical.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A narrow ledge runs along a sheer sandstone cliff beside the entrance to Abuna Yemata Guh, a church carved into the rock about 2,580 meters above sea level in Ethiopia, with the valley far below. The poster says only one stretch of the climb is vertical.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IArtyukhin78909\/status\/2068160171520479381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ivan Artyukhin (@IArtyukhin78909) on X<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A narrow ledge runs along a sheer sandstone cliff beside the entrance to Abuna Yemata Guh, a church carved into the rock about 2,580 meters above sea level in Ethiopia, with the valley far below. The poster says only one stretch of the climb is vertical. 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