To the greatest peaks. How I ran into danger on K2, found humility and rose to the mountain of truth
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Long before Vanessa O"Brien became the first American to climb to the top of K2, and the first British who returned from this peak is alive, she was an endless teenager from the suburbs of Detroit - she was forced to re -establish her life after a terrible loss that destroyed her family.
Paving his own path in this world, Vanessa sought to realize her high ambitions. Soon, having adopted the MBA diploma and a non -standard sense of humor, she climbed the official stairs and achieved considerable success, but after the 2009 economic crisis, her career went downhill. Vanessa began to think what to do, and set for herself an incredible goal: to go up to Everest. When the first attempt at the climb ended in failure, she turned back, experiencing humiliation, but becoming wiser. Two years later, Vanessa reached the top of the world. And moved on.
Vanessa’s wanderings from the suburbs of Detroit to the death zone on Everest, to the top of K2 and further, about which she talks truthfully and with humor - the story of persistence, fidelity to a high goal and readiness to courageously overcome any obstacle.
Vanessa O"Brien-climber of American-British descent, researcher, public speaker, in the past-business women. In 2019, the research society called Vaness the researcher of the year. It is one of the only eight women who won the prize in the Explorers Grand Slam (Grand Slam researchers), because in eleven months she climbed the highest peaks of all continents and got skiing to the North and Southern Pole. Vanessa became the first woman to set a record for the climb of the climb by seven peaks in 295 days, having entered the Guinness Book of Records. Curiosity, determination and passion for excellence helped her become the first American and first British to successfully climbed in 2017 to the top of K2. Vanessa is a member of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain and a member of the research society (SES) She advocates the rights of women and raised at the top of K2 the flag of the UN-Woman organization (UN structure on gender equality and expansion of women"s rights and capabilities) Vanessa O’Brien lives in New York and London with his husband Jonathan
Paving his own path in this world, Vanessa sought to realize her high ambitions. Soon, having adopted the MBA diploma and a non -standard sense of humor, she climbed the official stairs and achieved considerable success, but after the 2009 economic crisis, her career went downhill. Vanessa began to think what to do, and set for herself an incredible goal: to go up to Everest. When the first attempt at the climb ended in failure, she turned back, experiencing humiliation, but becoming wiser. Two years later, Vanessa reached the top of the world. And moved on.
Vanessa’s wanderings from the suburbs of Detroit to the death zone on Everest, to the top of K2 and further, about which she talks truthfully and with humor - the story of persistence, fidelity to a high goal and readiness to courageously overcome any obstacle.
Vanessa O"Brien-climber of American-British descent, researcher, public speaker, in the past-business women. In 2019, the research society called Vaness the researcher of the year. It is one of the only eight women who won the prize in the Explorers Grand Slam (Grand Slam researchers), because in eleven months she climbed the highest peaks of all continents and got skiing to the North and Southern Pole. Vanessa became the first woman to set a record for the climb of the climb by seven peaks in 295 days, having entered the Guinness Book of Records. Curiosity, determination and passion for excellence helped her become the first American and first British to successfully climbed in 2017 to the top of K2. Vanessa is a member of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain and a member of the research society (SES) She advocates the rights of women and raised at the top of K2 the flag of the UN-Woman organization (UN structure on gender equality and expansion of women"s rights and capabilities) Vanessa O’Brien lives in New York and London with his husband Jonathan
Author:
Author:О`Брайен Ванесса
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:printing
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-138170-7
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