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Author Archives: jipp
Across Many Mountains
It was winter of 1959, the same year the Dalai Lama went into exile and the prophecy made by Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, was being fulfilled in a terrible way. This ostensibly 1,200-year-old prophecy says: “When the iron … Continue reading
Conquering Mt. Kerinci – the Highest Volcano in Indonesia
So, I have just returned from Indonesia to tick something off the bucketlist – this time to the West of Sumatra, an island just on the other side of the Strait of Malacca from the Malaysian Peninsular. With over 130 … Continue reading
The Great Thing
“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – … Continue reading
Longing for a Mountain
It really is true. The best view comes after the hardest climb. I took this picture from just outside the tent that I stayed in on the evening of my climb to the peak of Mt. Fansipan – the highest … Continue reading