Silvia Vasquez-Lavado

Broschiertes Buch

In The Shadow of the Mountain

Beschreibung

Inspiring mountaineer takes a group of abused young women on an epic trek to Mount Everest Base Camp, before climbing the mountain herself, and healing her own trauma.

Autor

Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a humanitarian, mountaineer, explorer, social entrepreneur, and technologist living in San Francisco. In 2014, she launched Courageous Girls to help survivors of sexual abuse and trafficking find their own inner strength. Courageous Girls has had projects in Nepal, the United States, and Peru. Vasquez-Lavado was recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the Corporate Heroes of 2015. CNET named her one of the 20 Most Influential Latinos in Silicon Valley. She has also been recognized by the Peruvian government as a cultural ambassador. She is a member of the Explorers Club and one of the few women in the world to complete the "Seven Summits."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Octopus Publishing Group
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 806480
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 126mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9781913183790
• ISBN-10: 1913183793
• Artikelnr.: 60747409