Deadly winter in Mongolia: two teenagers fight to save an ancient tradition | Documentary witnesses.
In the remote Tzikir Valley of Mongolia, horses mean survival. For generations, shepherds protected them from winter storms by gathering a huge flock and appointing their bravest young men to protect it. But mounting environmental pressures forced the centuries-old tradition to be abruptly abandoned in 2019, prompting fears that the rite of passage would be lost forever.