Jeff Fuchs

Himalayan Explorer, author and tea procurer. Host of 'The Tea Explorer'.

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

Nomadic women from Qinghai Provice (Amdo) performing a sacred circumambulation of Kawa Karpo in Yunnan province. The kora aids in the cleansing of pass deeds. The physical aspect is itself a kind of mantra. #kora #tibet #women #buddhism #yunnan #theteaexplorer @TheTeaExplorer

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

@WitWarrior @TheMountainLust And a bit of tea. Stunningly brutal journeys in many cases taking months, giving some credence to the route being one of the most understated of the trade routes. As many reminded, there were countless casualties along the length of the trail.

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

"Tea's worth as a commodity only increased to Tibetans because of the journeys it made to arrive" - Tea Trader Tenzin. A portion along the Tea Horse Road in western Sichuan's nomadic spaces near the sacred Genyen Mountain. #tea #mountains #Tibet #himalayas #nomad

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

Ancient salt pans sit next to a brine well along the Mekong River along the border of Yunnan and Tibet. Salt from here, along with tea and resin would travel by caravan along portions of the Tea Horse Road. #salt #trade @TheTeaExplorer #teahorseroad #himalayas #asia #Commodity

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

It is along such Himalayan pathways and highways through the sky, that tea, salt, resin, and anything of value was hauled by caravans to the market towns and remote communities. #tea #mountains #theteahorseroad @TheTeaExplorer #salt #mustang #culture

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

One of the better teas, that got away. https://t.co/l2wEjGoweJ. #tea #agedtea #puerh #teahouse #teacollection #laobanzhang

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

Moments with coca, tea, and that Sublime idea of reciprocity. #mountains #andes #peru

[Outpost Magazine @OutpostMagazine]

Here's a few photo selects from Jeff Fuchs leading Team Outpost on the Salkantay Trek in Peru: @ExperienceMLP @VisitPeru @mec @JeffFuchsTea

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

@realRobertBode It is those little ritual moments - where some magic is stirred up.

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

“Sit and drink tea”. Those simple words given up as an offer to communicate, to slow, and to join, by a nomadic matron in her home. A philosophy of living and a reminder that to sit, listen and share is still necessary. #tea #himalayas #culture #life #mountains #tibet #share

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

The Quechuan word 'Ayni' - a sublime and old Andean idea of responsibility that one has to one's community. A guiding principle and philosophy rather than any law, it roughly translates into 'reciprocity'. Read more about our Andean tea-fuelled journey. https://t.co/9fEjAtg82c

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

@realRobertBode Entirely true R!

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

Where the leaves end up. A Picasso of tea vessels in Yunnan hopes that his craft will not be forgotten. "Not so many are interested in this work anymore. It is work that doesn't need many words, so it isn't popular", he laments. #tea #tradition #yunnan #clay

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

@batempt It is indeed. Wondering if these old ways need more exposure. They are appreciated but the whole mentorship system of the past is disappearing. Many of the old skills simply don’t matter to many.

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

The Way Home. A nomadic family heads 'home' with a resupply of tea, salt, and 'essentials' in Upper Mustang, Nepal. "Slowly Slowly and you will arrive" is the mantra of mountain travel. #nepal #tea #journeys #mountains #Himalayas #travel

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

A young Bulang girl prepares tea leaves for a dish called 'An Mem'. Freshly boiled leaves, drained and compressed into a bamboo husk to be buried in soil. The resultant leaves are dug up after months or even years for celebrations. #Yunnan #Puerh #tea #food @TheTeaExplorer

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

And what a crew - journeys are little without the camaraderie and trust. #mountains #andes #trek

[Outpost Magazine @OutpostMagazine]

Peru is by far one of the world's great destinations for trekking! Here's Part 1 of our ADVENTURE PERU report: "From Mountains and Valleys to Forest to Coast, Peru is a Trekking Lover’s Paradise!" Thanks to @mec for helping us up gear up for PERU! https://t.co/YwOnjyA13c … …

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

An uphill portion of a trade route that saw tea and salt ushered along its length along the eastern flank of Mustang. Sometimes referred to as the Khampa Route, it remains sometimes as only a wisp of a trail. #himalayas @TheTeaExplorer #mountains #Mustang #tea #thirdpole

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

@slick691 @TheTeaExplorer @jalamteas Can check out @jalamteas for some of the Puerh that was referenced in the film.

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

Tea from the past. In this portable bamboo-encased form - 竹面 - Zhú tǒng - tea from Yunnan travelled along the #teahorseroad and onto the Tibetan Plateau for centuries, being flavoured, protected and made. #tea @TheTeaExplorer #puerh @jalamteas #asia #china #himalayas

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

@slick691 @TheTeaExplorer @jalamteas In the tea zones right now in southern Yunnan. We are going to offer up a couple of very good Puerhs on our Jalamteas site over the holidays. They are very similar to the teas in the film.

[Jeff Fuchs @JeffFuchsTea]

@slick691 @TheTeaExplorer @jalamteas Good to read your words. I am on the road in Asia with sketchy internet connections. Will message you when back in the land wires.