Tag Archives: Himalayas

Departure under the white

Posted on May 13, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Posted in Explorations, Mountains | Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, ancient salt road, circumambulation, Expedition, Golog, Golok, Himalayan salt, Himalayan Salt Route, Himalayan Trade, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Michael Kleinwort, Nomad, Nomads, Qinghai, sacred mountains, Salt, tibetan trade route | 1 Comment

Sun (neema in Tibetan) blasts into the day as we wake to a reckless blue sky and a wind that hums. Snow capped peaks shimmer on the horizon and wind whips smoke and sand into mini-tornadoes. Morning Glory at 3700 … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Mountains | Tagged ancient trade route, Expedition, Golog, Golok, Himalayan salt, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, lados, Maqen, monastery, muleteers, prayer flags, Salt, Salt Road, Tibetan Plateau, tibetan trade route, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, trade routes, Yellow River | 6 Comments

Golok – The Journey To….

Posted on May 3, 2011 by JeffFuchs

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 itself. Michael will be following me a day later in Golok while I organize, coordinate and … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Mountains | Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, ancient trade route, caterpillar fungus, Expedition, Golog, Golok, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Maqen, nomadic, nomadic salt road, Nomads, Qinghai, Tibetan, tibetan trade route, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Xining | 3 Comments

Preparations…and Expectations of the Salt Road Expedition

Posted on April 29, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Time is always the great and constant editor and time winds down to the actual departure date of the Salt Road (Tsalam) journey. One can prepare gear, the body and the mind but that first blast of wind in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations | Tagged Amdo, China travel, exploration, Golog, Golok, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Qinghai, Salt, Salt Road, Salt Route, Tibet, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Trade, Traders, trekking, Tsa, Tsalam, wolf | 10 Comments

Shika Mountain – The Forgotten Guardian II

Posted on March 9, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Kilometres behind Shika landscapes become smudged white paintings – with a soundtrack of seething gusts. It is not only the increase in altitudes that seem to strengthen the storm. It is the journey leading further into the remote valleys. Temperatures … Continue reading →

Posted in Mountains | Tagged china trekking, Expedition, exploration, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Mountain, mountain trekking, northwestern yunnan, sacred mountains, sacred mountains of Tibet, Shangri-La, shangrila, Tibet, trekking, yunnan, Yunnan trekking, Zhongdian | 4 Comments

Articles by and Interviews with Jeff

Posted on January 11, 2011 by JeffFuchs

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 of selfish indulgence of two needs. Article in Kyoto Journal Article in Outpost Article at … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Tea | Tagged Ancient tea trees, China travel, expeditions, exploration, fermented tea, Himalayas, Indigenous tea culture, Jeff Fuchs, minority tea culture, mountains, northwestern Yunnan exploration, Pu'erh, puer, sacred mountains, sacred snow mountains, tibet travel, unfermented tea, yunnan, Yunnan tea culture | 1 Comment

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