Tag Archives: Himalaya Exploration
Asses, Water, and Footprints
Wild Asses exist. One long muscular creature stands in front of the shimmering surface that marks the legendary Tso Moriri lake. The one Michael and I stare at on the flat surface is a muscle-laden thing that doesn’t look at … Continue reading
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Tagged Himalaya Exploration, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, karzok, Ladakh, Nomads, The route of wind and wool, trekking, Tso Moriri, Wool, wool route
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Expedition Update “The Route of Wool and Wind”
Time is winding down on preparations for Michael and I to depart for Ladakh and the India Himalaya. Our month long exploration of one of the ancient world’s great and daunting trade routes is a little over a month away. … Continue reading
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Tagged Himalaya Exploration, Himalaya Trade, Himalayan Caravans, Himalayas, Indian Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Ladakh, Ladakh Exploration, Tea, Tea Horse Road, tea trade, Wool
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A Departure, A Return
With the Kawa Karpo Expedition now complete – with limbs intact and the mind pulsing – a return to Beijing for tonight’s talk at the Capital M Beijing International Literary Festival. Left a blizzard in ‘Shangri-La’ yesterday where the white from … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Tea Horse Road, Bill Roberts, Capital Literary Festival, Capital M Beijing Literary Festival, China Exploration, Himalaya Exploration, Himalayan Trade, Jeff Fuchs, Jeff Fuchs media, Kawa Karpo Expedition 2012, Roberto Gibbons Gomez, Tea Horse Road
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