A Devil’s River of Heat

Another of the faces that stay with me. A nomadic pilgrim, having just dunked her head in a stream wipes the remnants off. Toughness in...

Jeff Fuchs

Nov 17, 20115 min read

First Steps and a Phalanx of Bodies

In their wonderfully tangible way mountains introduce, stymie and beckon. Heading northwest from Gyalthang (Zhongdian) through rows of...

Jeff Fuchs

Nov 7, 20114 min read

Returned from Kawa Karpo Kora

Snow, pilgrims with tireless feet, endless spirit and mountains that one bows to every day…and the odd cup of tea. Posts of the journey...

Jeff Fuchs

Nov 6, 20111 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

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

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

Jeff Fuchs on CBC radio

For more information on Jeff’s expeditions and his recent events click here #SaltRoad #HimalayanTrade #AncientTea #AncientTeaHorseRoad...

Jeff Fuchs

Jun 27, 20111 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

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

Departure under the white

#HimalayanSaltRoute #Nomad #HimalayanTrade #ancientsaltroad #Nomads #Qinghai #Amdo #sacredmountains #Golok #Himalayansalt...

Jeff Fuchs

May 13, 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 3, 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 29, 20112 min read

Shika Mountain – The Forgotten Guardian II

A storm moves into the valleys prefaced with ferocious winds Kilometres behind Shika landscapes become smudged white paintings – with a...

Jeff Fuchs

Mar 9, 20112 min read

Articles by and Interviews with Jeff

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...

Jeff Fuchs

Jan 11, 20111 min read