Explorers Club Talk – Jeff Fuchs Presents the Himalaya’s ‘Route of Wind and Wool’

Posted on February 11, 2014 by JeffFuchs

February 14 at 7:15 PM ET: Explorer Jeff Fuchs and the Route of Wind and Wool at 

Valentine’s Day Talk….ahem

Kensington Tours
36 Toronto St #300, Toronto, ON M5C 2C5

Route of Wind and Wool - Jeff Fuchs

Explorers Club members and friends across Canada are encouraged to join the Ontario Nunavut monthly dinner as award-winning explorer and Explorer Club member Jeff Fuchs traces his experiences on the oldest trade pathways through the desolate magnificence of the India Himalaya.

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February 14 at 7:15 PM ET: Jeff Fuchs and the Route of Wind and Wool

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Award-winning explorer Jeff Fuchs will share his experiences on the first western expedition to trace one of the ancient world’s long lost trade routes, through some of the planet’s most daunting and stunning geographies. The Route of Wind and Wool traces what is left of one of the oldest trade pathways on the planet over and through the desolate magnificence of the India Himalaya. The team was searching for the remains of the route – and the memories along it – in an odyssey by foot and mule through ice, over stone, and back into time on a 33-day journey by foot. It was the fourth such exploration in Fuchs’ series to revisit the lost Himalayan trade routes. Jeff is a brand ambassador for The North Face, Kensington Tours, and kora Himalayan baselayers and would like to thank the generous support of each.

Jeff Fuchs on Route of Wind and Wool

About JeffFuchs

Having lived for a decade in Yunnan, Fuchs’ work has centred on indigenous mountain cultures, oral histories along with an obsessive interest in tea. Fuchs is the author of 'The Ancient Tea Horse Road' (Viking-Penguin) and he was the subject of 'The Tea Explorer' documentary based on his exploration of the Tea Horse Road. His photos and stories have appeared on three continents in publications such as Kyoto Journal, TRVL, and Outpost Magazine, as well as The Spanish Expedition Society, The Earth, Silkroad Foundation, The China Post Newspaper, The Toronto Star, The South China Morning Post, and UNESCO amongst others. Various pieces of his work are part of private collections in Europe, North America, and Asia. Fuchs served as Asian Editor at Large for five years at award-winning Outpost magazine. Jeff has worked with schools and universities, giving talks on both the importance of oral traditions, tea and mountain cultures. His recently released book ‘The Ancient Tea Horse Road’ (Penguin-Viking Publishers) details his 8-month groundbreaking journey traveling and chronicling one of the world’s great trade routes, The Tea Horse Road. Fuchs is the first westerner to have completed the entire route stretching almost six thousand kilometers through the Himalayas a dozen cultures. Fuchs partnered with Wild China to create a journey along the Tea Horse Road which National Geographic Traveler called one of the "50 Trips of a Lifetime". He is co-founder of Akahiao Nature Institute on the island of Hawai'i along with his wife, Julie Rogers.
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6 Responses to Explorers Club Talk – Jeff Fuchs Presents the Himalaya’s ‘Route of Wind and Wool’

  1. Susan Connolly says:
    February 11, 2014 at 10:10 pm

    Hi Jeff. I heard from someone connected with a Montreal Camera club that you are coming to Ottawa soon. Any info?

  2. Peter says:
    February 12, 2014 at 1:47 am

    Can we attend the talk in person or only via the Internet?

    Thanks.