Tag Archives: mountain travel
Ascent of Gold Pass
It is said amidst the Himalayas that it takes but a whiff of mountain air to know what is coming weather-wise. Neither Fred, Fik, nor I have a nose quite capable of detecting what is to come, though there are … Continue reading
The Lion and the Descent – The Sacred Lakes in the Heights – Part lll of lll
Morning comes with smoke and the sounds of “pops” on my sleeping bag. The smoke is from our still-burning fire which Ngawa kept burning all night. Aniè has slept only intermittently and Ngawa worried about our old lion so he … Continue reading
Sacred Lakes Expedition – The Night-Before Departure
Picking up supplies today for the upcoming journey, I asked our resident elder Aniè – who will be leading the group – what I needed to pick up. His words were in very clear order: “Whisky, butter, tsampa, and pork … Continue reading
Two Windy Spaces In the Andes
A memory of two spaces that remain locked in the memory and mind Altiplano There are patterns in the heights and spaces within that are moved by wind. There … Continue reading
Kawa Karpo Expedition Updates
The ‘routes through the sky’ have long brought faith, economics and migration together in an unending stream of life Our expedition has been generously joined by additional sponsorship and assistance from Canada’s Zoomermedia, travelling ‘off the beaten … Continue reading
Feature Article in Outpost Magazine – Tsa’lam – The nomadic route of salt.
To the entire creative team at Outpost Magazine, Canada’s award-winning adventure travel magazine who helped turn the Tsa’lam feature into one of their classics – a big thank you. To Wild China, whose patient support and award aided and smoothed the … Continue reading
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 that defy the mind. Lying beneath these heights wedged and curled into the main body of mountains lay worlds that … Continue reading