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News of the Weird

By News of the Weird

Published Nov. 8, 2024

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

In the Chinese province of Hunan, the Shiniuzhai Scenic Area offers stunning landscapes of sheer cliffs -- perfect for climbers. And who doesn't get a little thirsty on the way up a grueling vertical mountain face?

CNN reported that perched at 394 feet above the ground, a 2-square-meter "convenience store" offers free water bottles and other sustenance to hungry and parched climbers.

The general manager of Shiniuzhai, Song Huizhou, said staff members are tasked with hauling goods up to the store every day in their backpacks.

And you thought your commute was brutal. [CNN, 11/5/2023]