A Devil’s River of Heat
Another of the faces that stay with me. A nomadic pilgrim, having just dunked her head in a stream wipes the remnants off. Toughness in...
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Jeff Fuchs
Nov 7, 20114 min read
First Steps and a Phalanx of Bodies
In their wonderfully tangible way mountains introduce, stymie and beckon. Heading northwest from Gyalthang (Zhongdian) through rows of...
Jeff Fuchs
Nov 6, 20111 min read
Returned from Kawa Karpo Kora
Snow, pilgrims with tireless feet, endless spirit and mountains that one bows to every day…and the odd cup of tea. Posts of the journey...
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
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 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 27, 20111 min read
Jeff Fuchs on CBC radio
For more information on Jeff’s expeditions and his recent events click here #SaltRoad #HimalayanTrade #AncientTea #AncientTeaHorseRoad...
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
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 13, 20111 min read
Departure under the white
#HimalayanSaltRoute #Nomad #HimalayanTrade #ancientsaltroad #Nomads #Qinghai #Amdo #sacredmountains #Golok #Himalayansalt...
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
Mar 9, 20112 min read
Shika Mountain – The Forgotten Guardian II
A storm moves into the valleys prefaced with ferocious winds Kilometres behind Shika landscapes become smudged white paintings – with a...
Jeff Fuchs
Jan 11, 20111 min read
Articles by and Interviews with Jeff
Here you will find links to tea and mountain related articles written by Jeff Fuchs as well as interviews with Jeff Fuchs. A little bit...
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