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In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life-one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with this story, for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us."-Elizabeth GilbertEndless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page-turning, pulse-raising memoir following her journey...

Als Silvia Vasquez-Lavado nach langer Zeit in ihre Heimat Peru zurückkehrt, beschließt sie endlich, ihr Leben zu ändern: Nach außen hin ist sie eine erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau in der Macho-Tech-Welt des Silicon Valley, doch kämpft sie schon seit Jahren mit Alkoholproblemen, leugnet ihre Liebe zu Frauen und verdrängt den sexuellen Missbrauch, den sie als Kind erfahren hat. Schon früher gaben ihr die Berge halt, also beginnt Silvia zu klettern. ...

In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life-one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with [In the Shadow of the Mountain], for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us" (Elizabeth Gilbert)...

In climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own life-one brave step at a time. She will inspire untold numbers of souls with [In the Shadow of the Mountain], for her victory is a win on behalf of all of us" (Elizabeth Gilbert)...IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a forthcoming title from Henry Holt and Company.

*****"Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a warrior. I'm in awe of her strength and courage that she has captured so beautifully in this memoir." - Selena Gomez"Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a woman possessed of uncommon strength, rare compassion, and a ferocious stubbornness to not allow the trauma of her childhood to destroy her life." - Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love"A beautiful and urgent offering." - Eve Ensler, Writer, Activist, The Vagina...

Inspiring mountaineer takes a group of abused young women on an epic trek to Mount Everest Base Camp, before climbing the mountain herself, and healing her own trauma.

Inspiring mountaineer takes a group of abused young women on an epic trek to Mount Everest Base Camp, before climbing the mountain herself, and healing her own trauma.