Tea Songby Shirin ShabestariIn this Climbing Life story from Alpinist 58, mountaineer Shirin Shabestari writes about her childhood in Iran, where her dad introduced her to snowy peaks that inspired the dreams she continues to follow.
![The author as a girl on top of Mt. Azimiyeh, a peak she climbed many times with her dad. [Photo] Shirin Shabestari collection](https://i0.wp.com/alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tea-song-1.jpeg?resize=930%2C620&ssl=1)