Meet the Yaks
The people who make the mountain feel like home.
Our hosts are the people who put out the salt tea, keep the fire going, and know every trail behind their village. This is who you'll actually meet.
Passu · karakoram
Karim Shah
Salt tea, apricot trees, and the Passu glacier at his back door.
Shigar · karakoram
Zulfiqar Ali
Balti mountain guide with two K2 summits and a slower cup of tea than anyone.
Bumburet · hindukush
Aisha Bibi
Kalash weaver, festival dancer, and keeper of the walnut-flour bread recipe.
Thiksey · himalaya
Tsering Namgyal
Retired monk, apricot farmer, and gentlest breakfast host in Ladakh.
Shimshal · karakoram
Sultan Beg
High-pasture herder and the man who knows where the ibex sleep.
Sarhad-e-Broghil · pamir
Yousuf
Wakhi horseman on the edge of the Wakhan Corridor.