He entered Tibet from Dolpo (Torbo), a region in northwest Nepal, and went about interviewing local residents there through 1993. He published a record of that expedition in book format in 1994.

With the Annapurna range now behind you, it’s on to Dolpo. The Dolpo-pa, a semi-nomadic ethnic group of Tibetan descent, inhabit 24 villages in this region. It’s a remote, rugged bit of the ...