Serpo
6th September 2013, 01:17 AM
Getting closer to God: Meet the monk who lives a life of virtual solitude on top of a 131ft pillar and has to have food winched up to him by his followers
Maxime, a 59-year-old monk, lives on top of Katshki Pillar in Georgia
He has to scale a 131ft ladder if he wants to come down
Followers winch supplies up to him because he only leaves the pillar twice a week
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Maxime decided to make a change in his life after a stint in prison
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384040/Maxime-Meet-monk-lives-life-virtual-solitude-131ft-pillar.html#ixzz2e6AmsOhr
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Maxime, a 59-year-old monk, lives on top of Katshki Pillar in Georgia
He has to scale a 131ft ladder if he wants to come down
Followers winch supplies up to him because he only leaves the pillar twice a week
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/05/article-2384040-1BA3F24F000005DC-374_964x641.jpghttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/05/article-2384040-1BA3F59C000005DC-444_964x708.jpghttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/05/article-2384040-1BA3F541000005DC-155_964x698.jpg
Maxime decided to make a change in his life after a stint in prison
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2384040/Maxime-Meet-monk-lives-life-virtual-solitude-131ft-pillar.html#ixzz2e6AmsOhr
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/05/article-2384040-1BA3F3CB000005DC-301_964x509.jpg