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Hispanic Americans -- Biography.
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Women in technology -- United States.
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Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.
Vasquez-Lavado, Silvia.
Hispanic Americans -- Biography.
Hispanic American sexual minortities -- Biography.
Sexual abuse victims -- Biography.
Women in technology -- United States.
Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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In the shadow of the mountain : a memoir of courage /
Silvia
Vasquez-Lavado
.
by
Vasquez-Lavado
,
Silvia
.
Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
Call #:
796.522092 V335i
Subjects
Vasquez-Lavado
,
Silvia
.
Hispanic Americans -- Biography.
Hispanic American sexual minortities -- Biography.
Sexual abuse victims -- Biography.
Women in technology -- United States.
Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
ISBN:
9781250776747 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Memoir of courage
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
309 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary:
"When
Silvia
's mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to give. A Latina 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."--From publisher.
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Travel memoirs.
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