#it's a memoir written by the first openly lesbian woman to complete the seven summits

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Booklog: In the Shadow of the Mountain. A Memoir of Courage by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado

“I can only laugh at how arrogant I was that first time around. I didn’t know then how much pain there is in healing. How much shit and grime.”

“Pride was the opposite of shame.”

“You'll have an awful day, if not many, on this mountain,' he said. 'You'll want to quit; you'll question why you're here. But when that happens, know that it's just an awful day and that everything will be different when you wake up the next morning. Everything changes when you just keep going.”

Sources for pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5