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Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia, author.
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Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.
Mountaineers -- United States -- Biography.
Women mountaineers -- United States -- Biography.
Hispanic American women -- Biography.
Hispanic American sexual minorities -- Biography.
Women in technology -- United States.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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In the shadow of the...
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In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage / Silvia Vasquez-Lavado.
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Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia, author.
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
Subjects
Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.
Mountaineers -- United States -- Biography.
Women mountaineers -- United States -- Biography.
Hispanic American women -- Biography.
Hispanic American sexual minorities -- Biography.
Women in technology -- United States.
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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9781250776747 (hardcover) :
1250776740 (hardcover) :
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309 pages ; 25 cm
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First edition.
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"When Silvia's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latinx hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. She was deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. Her visit to Peru would become a turning point in her life. Silvia started climbing. Something about the brute force required for the ascent-the restricted oxygen at altitude, the vast expanse of emptiness around her, the risk and spirit and sheer size of the mountains, the nearness of death-woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. "The Mother of the World," as it's known in Nepal, allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. She gathered a group of young female survivors and led them to base camp alongside her, their strength and community propelling her forward. In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of heroism, one which awakens in all of us a lust for adventure, gratitude for the strong women in our lives, and faith in our own resilience"--
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796.52209 Vasquez Va
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