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Jeff Fuchs
Nov 24, 20131 min read
Himalayas’ Words – The Wolf aka, ‘The Old Master’
“Wolves are what we (nomads) fear most. They know us well and though I fear them, they are important for the land. They know how to wait...
Jeff Fuchs
Nov 2, 20131 min read
Immortal Words of the Mountains
Another in the series of ‘mountain immortals’ and their equally timeless words. Neema, at 89 years old, says of his days upon the...
Jeff Fuchs
May 10, 20131 min read
Tom Carter’s China Anthology: “Unsavory Elements” – Stories of foreigners on
Proud to be a contributor to this spirited and very ‘now’ book on China’s potent ‘present’ tense. Book now available from Earnshaw Books....
Jeff Fuchs
Oct 9, 201211 min read
Mupa, Nyima, and Songjè – (Cloud, Sun, and Songjè)
The word for mist, clouds, and fog in many Tibetan regions is the same: mupa. Mupa is what engulfs us and sucks us all into itself and...
Jeff Fuchs
Sep 19, 20127 min read
Doctor ‘Mountain’ and the Temple – Part l of ll
One of the waterways that veers its way through the valleys, west of ‘Shangri-La’ Within a valley west of Shangri-La’s vaunted title and...
Jeff Fuchs
Jan 27, 20121 min read
Expedition February 2012 – Ancient Trade Route to Sacred Mountain
One of the sites our eyes will take in upon the trek Back to the comforting cold and silence of ‘Shangrila’ here in northwestern Yunnan...
Jeff Fuchs
Dec 16, 20117 min read
Ascend to End
Looking northwards where all things begin - the mountains Traders, pilgrims – travelers, who utilized their legs and lungs through the...
Jeff Fuchs
Nov 28, 20116 min read
An Ascent, An End
That which stuns, awes...looking at a wall within the Kawa Karpo range Skies, snow and peaks have replaced moss-laden trees and the mind...
Jeff Fuchs
Nov 24, 20116 min read
Slips and Stones…
Mornings can ease in or they bump in. I wake in Gebo and have somehow managed to roll not only off of my matt but make it a good three...
Jeff Fuchs
Nov 17, 20115 min read
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 9, 20116 min read
A Rock and The Pass
The first night of sleep is under an enormous rock which overhangs our informal outdoor space. A huge sacred rock covered in money,...
Jeff Fuchs
Nov 6, 20111 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
Oct 21, 20115 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
Sep 12, 20118 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
Aug 31, 20111 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 18, 20114 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
Jul 7, 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 3, 20111 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
Jun 27, 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
Apr 29, 20112 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)...
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