Departure under the white
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Jeff Fuchs
May 12, 20114 min read
The Jewel of the Heights
Jeff coddles some white gold At first it is a glimmer, nothing more than a reflection that I think might be there. Shimmering heat...
Jeff Fuchs
May 11, 20115 min read
Ghosts and ‘Ka’ (Snow)
We are hunting a ghost, ghosts in fact it seems. The Salt Route that hasn’t been documented, this Tsalam that I have dreamt about and...
Jeff Fuchs
May 7, 20115 min read
Further, Higher
We have moved further southwest near Da Re (Darlag), from Maqen towards the badland-borders with Sichuan province, less than one hundred...
Jeff Fuchs
May 5, 20111 min read
WildChina Explorers Grant
WildChina is a premium, sustainable travel company based in Beijing. Started in 2000 by Mei Zhang, a native of Yunnan Province and a...
Jeff Fuchs
May 4, 20114 min read
The Sun and Wind in Golok
Pilgrims at the Tashi Monastery Sun (neema in Tibetan) blasts into the day as we wake to a reckless blue sky and a wind that hums. Snow...
Jeff Fuchs
May 3, 20113 min read
Golok – The Journey To….
Before anything happens on our expedition, one has to actually get one’s body to the site– and this journey is often an adventure in...
Jeff Fuchs
Apr 29, 20112 min read
Preparations…and Expectations of the Salt Road Expedition
Mountain Warmth Time is always the great and constant editor and time winds down to the actual departure date of the Salt Road (Tsalam)...
Jeff Fuchs
Apr 9, 20112 min read
Tsalam – The Ancient Salt Route
The Route of White Gold When: May, 2011 Who: Jeff Fuchs, Michael Kleinwort Where: Southern Qinghai (Amdo) One of the ancient world’s...
Jeff Fuchs
Mar 9, 20113 min read
Pu’erh´s Ancient Green Home- Part II
We are heading to one of Xiao Yang’s ‘uncle’s’ homes for a sitting and sipping of a potent new batch of sheng (raw/green/unoxidized)...
Jeff Fuchs
Feb 23, 20113 min read
Puer´s Ancient Green Home- Part I
“with a cup of tea in front of you, you do not lie” Dai elder The Where’s: Southwestern Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Pulang Mountains The...
Jeff Fuchs
Feb 23, 20113 min read
Shika Mountain – The Forgotten Guardian I
“Know when to rise and when to retreat if you wish to see another sunrise” – Himalayan muleteer saying – There are mountains that quietly...
Jeff Fuchs
Feb 23, 20112 min read
Welcome to the Jeff Fuchs Tea Blog
It seems only fair that this first tea entry begins where the ‘green’ begins – tea’s humid and understated roots. Here, where tea has...
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