Mercy

Hours spent sitting along the banks of Namucuo, the highest alpine lake on Earth, watching the current bring the most crystal clear water to my feet. Complete silence except for a single heartbeat, the pulsing of my own blood, and the water gently rolling and crashing to accompany the beat of my own rhythm. No one around for as far as eyes could see, small schools of fish coming to the surface, massive black ravens along the bank tending to themselves, and thousands of insects silently skimming across the lake. The waters and skies merging into one along the horizon, unable to differentiate between earth and the heavens. We are one and at the mercy of it all.

Lake Namu in Tibet Autonomous Region and photographed by Eleanor Moseman.

Lake Namu in Tibet Autonomous Region

Moments of the past

Camp in Qinhai on the way to Tibet, with Brandon Wallace, under the Qinghai/Tibet Railway.

Taking a break along Namucuo, highest salt lake water in the world. 2nd day solo in Tibet, heading West.

Tibet at 5280m altitude. Physical ailments are beginning to become noticeable. Hungry and tired.

Moments of the past

Camp in Qinhai on the way to Tibet, with Brandon Wallace, under the Qinghai/Tibet Railway.

Taking a break along Namucuo, highest salt lake water in the world. 2nd day solo in Tibet, heading West.

Tibet at 5280m altitude. Physical ailments are beginning to become noticeable. Hungry and tired.

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