It is the beginning of October, the high season is almost over and Tashi, his family and a few friends are the only nomads left at the camp at the foothill of the sacred mount Amnyemachen, where they spent the summer herding their 200 precious yaks. The usual blizzard strikes at the end of the day and yaks need to be brought back down to the camp at 4460 mts after a long day of grazing in the highlands. Every member of the family undertakes this hard daily task. It is freezing cold but they carry on in complete harmony as if unaltered by the harshness of their environment. Back at the tent, the warmth of the yak dung-fueled fireplace and the hot yak milk tea await to keep everybody warm. As the night falls, women prepare the food while everybody is entertained chatting and gossiping. Outside, several degrees bellow zero, yaks sleep covered under a thick layer of frost, the storm has passed and billions of stars shine along the full moon. Just another day in Tibet.

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