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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 “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
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Tagged Himalaya Exploration, Himalaya Trade, Himalayan Caravans, Himalayas, Indian Himalayas, Jeff Fuchs, Ladakh, Ladakh Exploration, Tea, Tea Horse Road, tea trade, Wool
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The ‘Tea’ of the Tea Horse Road
Much of the Tea Horse Road’s great appeal is the sheer expanse of geography taken in – some estimate (as we did when our team traveled it) that five thousand grand kilometres taking in rafts of culture, language, diet, altitude … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Tea, Ancient Tea Horse Road, Ancient Tea Trade, Ancient tea trees, Assamica, Cha Ma Gu Dao, hani, Himalaya Trade Route, Horse and Tea Trail, Indigenous culture, Jeff Fuchs, lahu, nomadic communities, Nomads, pulang, southwestern Yunnan, Tea, tea caravans, Tea Horse Road, Tea Horse Trails, Tea Road, Tea Route, tea trade, Tibet, Tibetan nomads, Tibetan trade routes, Trade, Trade Route, Trekking in the Himalayas, Wa, Yunnan tea
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