Category Archives: Media
New Article in About.com About the Tea Horse Road…
Was asked to do an article about those stunning and often tortured Himalayas for About.com on trade and those icons of the mountains, the people. Article here
Expedition Update: Video of Parang La Descent
A little video clip here shot as our team descends the magic monochrome of ice that is the Parang Pass. This pass was as notorious for its brigands and bandits as it was Mother Nature’s ‘moods’. Upon summiting the … Continue reading
South China Morning Post Feature of our expedition – “The Pass Masters” –
My feature of the ‘Route of Wind and Wool’ in full tea fuelled ‘colour’ here
Johnny Jet Interviews Jeff Fuchs for Travel Style
A bit of fun about favourites, ‘un-favourites’, food and why’s with America’s Mr. Travel Johnny Jet here.
Expedition Update: Jalamteas sponsors ‘The Route of Wind of Wool’ with green fuel
Not coming as a shock to many, our expedition has gained some fuel of the ancient green variety from my own co-founded ‘Jalamteas‘. Michael and I will sip of the tea trees of southern Yunnan with a variety of leaves … Continue reading
Expedition Update: The Where’s and What’s of the ‘Route of Wind and Wool’
Our intended route – a faint path at best that disappears entirely in the snows and sands at times – will average 4,000 metres + and will trace one of the most vital trade routes of Himalayas and Central Asia. … Continue reading
Expedition Update – Award Winning ‘Kensington Tours’ generously sponsors our ‘The Route of Wind and Wool’
Our expedition has been enhanced with Kensington Tours’ enormous support of ‘The Route of Wind and Wool’. I’m now a contented ‘Explorer in Residence’ with Kensington to join a stellar bunch of fellow explorers, wanderers, and lovers of ‘engaging’. A … Continue reading
Expedition Team – An Introduction
Nothing – no journey, no endeavour can happen without a team and somewhat of a shared vision. Journeys through the mountains require friendship, often brutal directness, and beyond all else a respect for all of the beings that share in … Continue reading
Expedition Update – The North Face Sponsors our Journey
With less than a month to go before our “Route of Wind and Wool” commences, and with training and prepping continuing it is time to pay some respects to those who are supporting our venture into the hallucinogenic mountain … Continue reading
Expedition Update “The Route of Wool and Wind”
Time is winding down on preparations for Michael and I to depart for Ladakh and the India Himalaya. Our month long exploration of one of the ancient world’s great and daunting trade routes is a little over a month away. … Continue reading