In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage

Title: In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage Author: Silvia Vasquez-Lavado ISBN: 9781250871084 Publisher: Holt Paperbacks Published: 2023 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Memoir 1554925 Publisher Description: "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 Gilbert Endless 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 chronicling her journey to Mount Everest. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from