Departure under the white

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Jeff Fuchs

May 13, 20111 min read

The Jewel of the Heights

Jeff coddles some white gold At first it is a glimmer, nothing more than a reflection that I think might be there. Shimmering heat...

Jeff Fuchs

May 11, 20114 min read

Ghosts and ‘Ka’ (Snow)

We are hunting a ghost, ghosts in fact it seems. The Salt Route that hasn’t been documented, this Tsalam that I have dreamt about and...

Jeff Fuchs

May 11, 20115 min read

Further, Higher

We have moved further southwest near Da Re (Darlag), from Maqen towards the badland-borders with Sichuan province, less than one hundred...

Jeff Fuchs

May 7, 20115 min read

WildChina Explorers Grant

WildChina is a premium, sustainable travel company based in Beijing. Started in 2000 by Mei Zhang, a native of Yunnan Province and a...

Jeff Fuchs

May 5, 20111 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 4, 20114 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

May 2, 20113 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

Apr 28, 20112 min read

Tsalam – The Ancient Salt Route

The Route of White Gold When: May, 2011 Who: Jeff Fuchs, Michael Kleinwort Where: Southern Qinghai (Amdo) One of the ancient world’s...

Jeff Fuchs

Apr 9, 20112 min read

Pu’erh´s Ancient Green Home- Part II

We are heading to one of Xiao Yang’s ‘uncle’s’ homes for a sitting and sipping of a potent new batch of sheng (raw/green/unoxidized)...

Jeff Fuchs

Mar 8, 20113 min read

Puer´s Ancient Green Home- Part I

“with a cup of tea in front of you, you do not lie” Dai elder The Where’s:      Southwestern Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Pulang Mountains The...

Jeff Fuchs

Feb 23, 20113 min read

Shika Mountain – The Forgotten Guardian I

“Know when to rise and when to retreat if you wish to see another sunrise” – Himalayan muleteer saying – There are mountains that quietly...

Jeff Fuchs

Feb 23, 20113 min read

Welcome to the Jeff Fuchs Tea Blog

It seems only fair that this first tea entry begins where the ‘green’ begins – tea’s humid and understated roots. Here, where tea has...

Jeff Fuchs

Feb 23, 20112 min read