The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow. — Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow. — Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow. — Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow. — Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow. — Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
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The Balti had as many names for rock as the Inuit have for snow.

— Greg Mortenson, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
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