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Book SynopsisIn climbing the Seven Summits, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado did nothing less than take back her own lifeone 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 her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child, she started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascentthe risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains and death's close proximitywoke her up. She then took her biggest pain as a survivor to the biggest mountain: Everest.
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