Festivalgoers in the Vietnamese province of Lao Cai participate in a hilarious banana tree climbing competition.

This festival is usually held in July to September every year in the northern mountainous provinces and people hold a competition to climb banana trees.

People will apply oil to the banana tree trunks to make the contest more challenging, the winner is the one who gets the flag at the top of the tree.

This footage was filmed in September 2018.

Video captured the moment of the men tried to climb on the banana tree in the festival in Lao Cai, Vietnam.
This is a festival usually held in July to September every year in the northern mountainous provinces. During the festival, people will hold a competition to climb banana trees.
People will use oil to apply on banana stalks to create smoothness. Then plug the flags above the bananas. The winner is the one who gets the flag at the top of the banana tree.
In the video, Many people tried climbing the banana tree, However, they failed.
Video captured in Lao Cai, Viet Nam.