Doctor ‘Mountain’ and the Temple – Part l of ll

One of the waterways that veers its way through the valleys, west of ‘Shangri-La’ Within a valley west of Shangri-La’s vaunted title and...

Jeff Fuchs

Sep 19, 20127 min read

Kawa Karpo Expedition Updates

Our expedition has been generously joined by additional sponsorship and assistance from Canada’s  Zoomermedia, travelling ‘off the beaten...

Jeff Fuchs

Feb 2, 20121 min read

Slips and Stones…

Mornings can ease in or they bump in. I wake in Gebo and have somehow managed to roll not only off of my matt but make it a good three...

Jeff Fuchs

Nov 24, 20116 min read

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”...

Jeff Fuchs

Oct 21, 20112 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

Aug 1, 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 7, 20114 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

Jul 3, 20111 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 6, 20114 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 31, 20116 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 29, 20117 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...

Jeff Fuchs

May 23, 20115 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

Mar 9, 20112 min read