My Story

My Story: 'What Mountains Will Teach You, No Classroom Ever Will'

Tashafi Nazir

I grew up in the picturesque valleys of Kashmir. My love for mountains began at age 5 when my Dad took me hiking to Amarnath cave at 13,000 feet. As militancy and violence spread across Kashmir in 1990, I was forced to leave my home."I remember the day when my Dad handed me a wooden ice axe and...