9 edition of Golfing on the Roof of the World found in the catalog.
Published
May 15, 2007
by Bloomsbury USA
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Written in
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 272 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL8892220M |
| ISBN 10 | 159691050X |
| ISBN 10 | 9781596910508 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 129486859 |
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Lipsey (with wife and infant) end up in one of the world's most unusual places: a Buddhist kingdom on the roof of the world where mountaineering is banned and the king has established a policy of. A list of the greatest holes are at the heart of this exploration and have been arranged according to design and geographical category, such as links, island and peninsula greens, blinds, drop downs, and more.
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[Rick Lipsey] -- Rick Lipsey returned from a vacation in Bhutan with an unusual job offer. After playing a round at the Royal Thimphu Golf Club, one of the members asked if Lipsey would consider becoming the. 'Golfing on the Roof of the World: In Pursuit of Gross National Happiness' is alumnus Rick Lipsey's account of living and working in Bhutan in as a golf instructor.
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Golf bags in the rest of the world have gotten dramatically smaller over the past decade, because people have finally begun to realize that having a pound leather behemoth for a golf bag. It's called the "Roof of the World" with good reason — the Tibetan Plateau stands over 3 miles above sea level and is surrounded by imposing mountain ranges that harbor the world.
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This is the reason why it is known as the “Roof of the World”. The Tibetan Plateau is surrounded by mountain ranges, in the south, by the Himalayas, in the north by the Kunlun range, in the west, by the Kakoram range of mountains and in the east by the Hengduan Mountains. Some of the world’s tallest mountains are located in Tibet.
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The Roof of the World or Top of the World is a metaphoric description of the high region in the world, also known as High Asia. The term usually refers to the mountainous interior of Asia, including the Pamirs, the Himalayas, the Tibet, the Tian Shan and the Altai Mountains.
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