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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, inscriptions, prayer flags and offerings. Pilgrims study it and raise up their eyes to it in wonder. … Continue reading
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Tagged animism, buddhism, china trekking, circumambulation, Dro Ge La, Dro Ge Pass, Jeff Fuchs, kawa karpo kora, kawa karpo trek, kora, Meili Snow Mountain, Michael Kleinwort, mountain trekking, northwestern yunnan, pilgrimage, pilgrims, sacred mountains, sacred mountains of Tibet, sacred snow mountain, snow mountain, Snow passes, Southwest China, Tibet, Tibetan nomads, trekking, yunnan, Yunnan trekking
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Abujee
Many say snow is silent; I would say that snow silences and mutes like few other elements known, but it is not silent. Snow at altitude pops and pricks and it bounces in small booms especially when its good … Continue reading
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Tagged abujee, Expedition, Gyalthang, Indigenous culture, Jeff Fuchs, mountains, sacred mountain, sacred snow mountain, shangrila, shika, snow mountain, Tibetans, Trek, yi, Yunnan trekking, Zhongdian
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