In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage

Winner of the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year Award

“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 humanitarian and mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page-turning, p...