These are some of the proud Tibetan villagers that Rock met at the village of Garu, adjacent to the Konkaling peaks. Quite unlike the cringeing Muli subjects, he decribed them as arrogant, similar in appearance to Apache Indians.
For comparison, here are some typical Muli [Pumi?] subjects, docile and deferential. Vertical stripes for the women, horizontal for the men: 
Khampa man.
Tibetan children at Garu, 2004
Garu kids, 2004.
Here are some more pictures of Garu and the Shuiluo river valley. They are not mine, but were posted on a Chinese language internet chat site about Yading trekking. I don't know the photographer's real name
He has posted them under the name of "backpacker" [背包沉] here. There are also some from "Hangzhou K" [杭州小K] here.
There are lots of large photos on the first link, and the page takes an age to load. He describes a trip he and friends did from Shuiluo to Yading. Here are some samples and a map of the trip from Muli to Yading via Garu:
Shuiluo river.
Shuiluo river.
Off the Shuiluo river.
Jinkuang.
Hiss near Jinkuang.
Garu.
Garu.
Over the Yaka Pass to Yading.
Hut on the Yaka Pass.
Walking track down to Yading.
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