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An Ascent, An End
Skies, snow and peaks have replaced moss-laden trees and the mind clears along with this parting of the eyes’ peripheral. All of a sudden the introspection that has come with days of tunneling through gargoyle forests and wandering mosses gets … Continue reading
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Tagged Expedition, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, kawa gebo, Kawa Karpo, kawa karpo kora, kawa karpo trek, kora, Meili Snow Mountain, meili xueshan, sacred mountain, sacred mountain trek, sacred mountains, sacred mountains of Tibet, sacred snow mountain, sacred walks, southwestern china travel, Tibet, tibet travel, tibetan pilgrimage, Yunnan trekking
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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 brown folds Michael and I drop in altitude into the ‘rongba’ (valley towns) of hot valley floors only to ascend again into … Continue reading
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Tagged bon religion, butter tea, chamdo, circumambulation, Expedition, exploration, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, kawa gebo, Kawa Karpo, kora, Meili Snow Mountain, Michael Kleinwort, Nomads, northwestern yunnan, pilgrims, sacred mountains of Tibet, sacred snow mountain, Trekking in the Himalayas
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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 upcoming
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Tagged animism, bon religion, buddhism, circumambulation, Deqin, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, kawa gebo, Kawa Karpo, kora, sacred mountains, Snow mountains, Tibet, trekking, yunnan, Yunnan trekking
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