Kawa Karpo Sacred Mountain Trek – October-November 2011
The main peak of Kawa Karpo (Meili Snow Mountain) in northwestern Yunnan “It is when the mountains sigh, that the world is tested”...
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Jeff Fuchs
Oct 21, 20115 min read
A Nomadic Mountain and a Yak God – Genyen and Brongri
One of the memorable faces that reside close to five kilometres in the sky near Genyen Brongri is a mountain god that is only called upon...
Jeff Fuchs
Sep 12, 20118 min read
The ‘Tea’ of the Tea Horse Road
A still-active strand of the Tea Horse Road in northwestern Yunnan province where that relentless editor 'time' has changed very...
Jeff Fuchs
Aug 31, 20111 min read
Beijing International Society Presents : Jeff Fuchs – The Ancient Himalaya Salt Route
Jeff Fuchs will speak at Beijing International Society speaking about the lost nomadic route of salt: “In Search of White Gold – The...
Jeff Fuchs
Aug 25, 20116 min read
A bus, A Cherub and More Hills
A young nomadic boy in a rare moment of silent intent Gansa is no more – back to Xining and onto one of those bizarre 15 hour bus rides...
Jeff Fuchs
Aug 22, 20118 min read
Mr. Lu’s Dong Ding – A Flight of Taiwanese Fancy in Qinghai
One of the many dreamscape tea vistas of Taiwan, where fogs permeate everything and wander at will Days of wandering the mountains and...
Jeff Fuchs
Aug 18, 20114 min read
Horses, Blue and a Rail
Qinghai or for the Tibetans, Amdo – Michael and I have entered from the eastern Gansu border by that ‘everywhere’ mode of transportation...
Jeff Fuchs
Aug 6, 20111 min read
Jeff Fuchs to headline “Explore” Series at Bookworm in Beijing
One of the very special 'lados' (muleteers), whose memories alone keep alive the ancient tales of life along the great trade routes...
Jeff Fuchs
Aug 6, 20113 min read
The Way of Heights
A sight and activity repeated twice daily – milking. Tibetan tents and compounds are usually erected facing east…and the rising sun...
Jeff Fuchs
Aug 1, 20114 min read
Yaks, Creases and Nomads
The calm force that is Songjem The man we pick up in Nyimalung has the calm eyes and weathered face that the mountains create and sculpt...
Jeff Fuchs
Jul 26, 20112 min read
Gansu – Towards the Hills
Michael and I are back in our beloved hinterlands driving deep into the nomadic territories of Gansu province. Continuing my travels into...
Jeff Fuchs
Jul 7, 20114 min read
Mountain Passes – A Mountain’s Memories
Peaks and mountain spires often steal the dreams and minds – with billowing snow-encrusted lines, thin-aired risks and altitude numbers...
Jeff Fuchs
Jul 3, 20111 min read
Jeff’s article in the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) on the Salt Road Expedition
Click here for the article. For access to the full feature article you must sign up (free for the first two weeks). Enjoy with a cup of...
Jeff Fuchs
Jun 24, 20116 min read
Nannuo Mountain and a Smitten Tongue
The rolling hills of Nannuo Mountain, where both new shrubs and ancient tea trees reside A yellow bolt of colour blazes from just outside...
Jeff Fuchs
Jun 6, 20114 min read
Amne Machin Farewell – A Descent
Early morning wind upon an Amne Machin ridge Looking at the sky we see fierce white monotones and wind’s power, below in front of us on...
Jeff Fuchs
Jun 2, 20117 min read
Snow-bound Glory – Amne Machin Rises
One of the practical necessities of a journey in Mother Nature’s realm – a solar charger We are moving higher yet – moving into ‘higher...
Jeff Fuchs
May 31, 20116 min read
The Fight and the Turn Right – Amne Machin
So often it is the elders who remember tales through their time spent recounting orally the comings and goings of the past. Here Amne...
Jeff Fuchs
May 29, 20117 min read
Yak ‘Beauty’ and a Switch – Mountains’ Tales
We awake with a shudder to mountain cold and the realization that something has changed overnight regarding our ‘team’. Clear air with a...
Jeff Fuchs
May 27, 20116 min read
Amne Machin White and A Travelling Circus
Our two yak stand still in the blowing white snow; around them there is nothing to suggest a specific time-period and looking at their...
Jeff Fuchs
May 23, 20115 min read
Amne Machin – A Rush of White and a Kora
Amye Maqen (Amne Machin, Anye Machin) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amne_Machin), the stout, the muscular, and for much of time, the...
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