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

A Nomadic Mountain and a Yak God – Genyen and Brongri

One of the memorable faces that reside close to five kilometres in the sky near Genyen Brongri is a mountain god that is only called upon...

Jeff Fuchs

Oct 21, 20115 min read

The ‘Tea’ of the Tea Horse Road

A still-active strand of the Tea Horse Road in northwestern Yunnan province where that relentless editor 'time' has changed very...

Jeff Fuchs

Sep 12, 20118 min read

Beijing International Society Presents : Jeff Fuchs – The Ancient Himalaya Salt Route

Jeff Fuchs will speak at Beijing International Society speaking about the lost nomadic route of salt: “In Search of White Gold – The...

Jeff Fuchs

Aug 31, 20111 min read

A bus, A Cherub and More Hills

A young nomadic boy in a rare moment of silent intent Gansa is no more – back to Xining and onto one of those bizarre 15 hour bus rides...

Jeff Fuchs

Aug 25, 20116 min read

Mr. Lu’s Dong Ding – A Flight of Taiwanese Fancy in Qinghai

One of the many dreamscape tea vistas of Taiwan, where fogs permeate everything and wander at will Days of wandering the mountains and...

Jeff Fuchs

Aug 22, 20118 min read

Horses, Blue and a Rail

Qinghai or for the Tibetans, Amdo – Michael and I have entered from the eastern Gansu border by that ‘everywhere’ mode of transportation...

Jeff Fuchs

Aug 18, 20114 min read

Jeff Fuchs to headline “Explore” Series at Bookworm in Beijing

One of the very special 'lados' (muleteers), whose memories alone keep alive the ancient tales of life along the great trade routes...

Jeff Fuchs

Aug 6, 20111 min read

The Way of Heights

A sight and activity repeated twice daily – milking. Tibetan tents and compounds are usually erected facing east…and the rising sun...

Jeff Fuchs

Aug 6, 20113 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

Gansu – Towards the Hills

Michael and I are back in our beloved hinterlands driving deep into the nomadic territories of Gansu province. Continuing my travels into...

Jeff Fuchs

Jul 26, 20112 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

Nannuo Mountain and a Smitten Tongue

The rolling hills of Nannuo Mountain, where both new shrubs and ancient tea trees reside A yellow bolt of colour blazes from just outside...

Jeff Fuchs

Jun 24, 20116 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

Snow-bound Glory – Amne Machin Rises

One of the practical necessities of a journey in Mother Nature’s realm – a solar charger We are moving higher yet – moving into ‘higher...

Jeff Fuchs

Jun 2, 20117 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 White and A Travelling Circus

Our two yak stand still in the blowing white snow; around them there is nothing to suggest a specific time-period and looking at their...

Jeff Fuchs

May 27, 20116 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