Tag Archives: Salt Road

The Jewel of the Heights

Posted on May 12, 2011 by JeffFuchs

At first it is a glimmer, nothing more than a reflection that I think might be there. Shimmering heat already ripples in the morning air blurring my sightlines. Michael’s eyes are creased studying the same spectre that I see…he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Mountains | Tagged Amdo, Amye Maqen, ancient nomadic salt road, ancient salt road, China travel, Gyoring Lake, Jeff Fuchs, Jeff Fuchs expedition, Jiang, Lhasa, Ma Chu, Mado, Madoi, Maduo, Ngachu, Ngoring Lake, Nomads, Qinghai, Qinghai trekking, Salt, Salt lake, Salt Road, Salt Route, Sichuan, Tea Horse Road, Tibetan, Tibetan trade routes, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Trade, Tsa, Tsam Tso, Wild Tibetan Ass, Yak, Yellow River | 7 Comments

Ghosts and ‘Ka’ (Snow)

Posted on May 11, 2011 by JeffFuchs

We are hunting a ghost, ghosts in fact it seems. The Salt Route that hasn’t been documented, this Tsalam that I have dreamt about and that we now seek is becoming akin to chasing vapours, or trying to track windblown … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Mountains | Tagged Amdo, ancient nomadic salt road, ancient trade route, Himalayan Trade, Honkor, Jeff Fuchs, Mado, Nomads, Nyi Chu, Nyi River, Qinghai, Salt, Salt Road, Salt Route, salt trade, Sichuan, Tea Horse Road, Tibetan Plateau, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Tibetans, Tsalam | 4 Comments

Further, Higher

Posted on May 7, 2011 by JeffFuchs

We have moved further southwest near Da Re (Darlag), from Maqen towards the badland-borders with Sichuan province, less than one hundred kilometres from Serthar. We’ve arrived to a town that sits squeezed along the Yellow River wedged in between auburn … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Mountains | Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, ancient nomadic salt route, caterpillar fungus, Da Re, Darlag, Golog, Golok, Jeff Fuchs, Maqen, Nomads, Qinghai, sacred mountains, Salt Road, Serthar, Tsalam, Yellow River | 5 Comments

The Sun and Wind in Golok

Posted on May 4, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Sun (neema in Tibetan) blasts into the day as we wake to a reckless blue sky and a wind that hums. Snow capped peaks shimmer on the horizon and wind whips smoke and sand into mini-tornadoes. Morning Glory at 3700 … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Mountains | Tagged ancient trade route, Expedition, Golog, Golok, Himalayan salt, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, lados, Maqen, monastery, muleteers, prayer flags, Salt, Salt Road, Tibetan Plateau, tibetan trade route, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, trade routes, Yellow River | 6 Comments

Preparations…and Expectations of the Salt Road Expedition

Posted on April 29, 2011 by JeffFuchs

Time is always the great and constant editor and time winds down to the actual departure date of the Salt Road (Tsalam) journey. One can prepare gear, the body and the mind but that first blast of wind in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations | Tagged Amdo, China travel, exploration, Golog, Golok, Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Qinghai, Salt, Salt Road, Salt Route, Tibet, Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau, Trade, Traders, trekking, Tsa, Tsalam, wolf | 10 Comments

Tsalam – The Ancient Salt Route

Posted on April 9, 2011 by JeffFuchs

The Route of White Gold When: May, 2011 Who: Jeff Fuchs, Michael Kleinwort Where: Southern Qinghai (Amdo) One of the ancient world’s great and unheralded trade routes was the eastern Himalayas’ Tsalam, or Salt Road. Known to many Tibetans as … Continue reading →

Posted in Explorations, Media | Tagged Amdo, Amne Machin, Amye Maqen, Honkor, Jeff Fuchs, Maqen, Maqu, Michael Kleinwort, Nomad, nomadic, Qinghai, Salt, Salt Road, Salt Route, Tea Horse Road, Trade, Tsa, Tsalam | 4 Comments

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