Tseba, his Tea, and the Walk(s)
One of the most purpose-driven of walkers, Tseba, would prepare a kettle of butter tea every morning before leaving to circumambulate...
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Jeff Fuchs
Sep 4, 20211 min read
Omu, The Strong
Arriving to a new camp and homestead, Omu sets about going through an unending list of ‘musts’. One of the musts is securing tent ‘fly’...
Jeff Fuchs
Aug 17, 20211 min read
Dolma, The Titan
Over the course of a decade of repeated visits to a nomadic community and little Dolma’s clan near Litang, I would continuously be in awe...
Jeff Fuchs
Jun 30, 20211 min read
Pomo - The Girl Who Could Do it All
'Cheshi' in the early morning in her family’s nomadic camp of Shin’zhu’gong at close to 5000 metres. I continually messed up her name,...
Jeff Fuchs
Dec 21, 20201 min read
Tea Horse Road Chronicles - Lhakpa
Always, it seems that it was the mountain mornings and its still clear cold that would offer up moments and characters along our journey....
Jeff Fuchs
Dec 6, 20201 min read
Tea Horse Road Chronicles Part 2 - Coming Snow
Nomads tuck into wools as a snow storm begins to usher in a new sky and new snow-filled gusts near Litang, in western Sichuan. The...
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