04et201 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Aksumite style church at Debre Damo, with pilgrims and monks sitting on grass, Ethiopia.

04et204 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. A monk, Abba Gebre Egziaber (30) who has lived at Debre Damo for 21 years, Ethiopia.

04et202 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Pilgrims and monks sitting on grass, Ethiopia.

04et205 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Doorway to Aksumite church yard, Ethiopia.

04et203 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Chapel marking the spot where Za Mikail is said to have arrived on the mesa, Ethiopia.

04et198 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Pilgrims gathered underneath cliff, Ethiopia.

04et206 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Workers hauling up visitors by leather thongs which are strapped around their waists, Ethiopia.

04et200 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Boy pilgrim, Ethiopia.

04et199 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Scaling the 18 metre cliff to reach the monastery which is at the top. Only men are allowed up. Several people die every year making the dangerous ascent, Ethiopia.

04et197 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Scaling the 18 metre cliff to reach the monastery which is at the top. Only men are allowed up. Several people die every year making the dangerous ascent, Ethiopia.

04et207 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Scaling the 18 metre cliff to reach the monastery which is at the top. Only men are allowed up. Several people die every year making the dangerous ascent, Ethiopia.

04et196 - Debre Damo monastery. Tigray. Scaling the 18 metre cliff to reach the monastery which is at the top. Only men are allowed up. Several people die every year making the dangerous ascent, Ethiopia.