Female Mountaineer Memoir | Vanessa O’Brien

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Captivating Mountaineer Autobiography

Books are an exciting and wonderful way to take a peek into a world we may never get to experience. Especially when it comes to the world of mountaineering, reading the captivating stories of climbers who have literally summited unthinkable odds, picking up an inspiring story can be just what we need to tackle our own unthinkable odds.

When you read the female mountaineer memoir from Vanessa O’Brien, you can take a personal look into her incredible career as a mountaineer, and learn about the hurdles she has overcome in her own personal life. Vanessa has climbed some of the most challenging mountains and braved some of the harshest conditions to reach the summit. Read on to learn more about her mountaineer autobiography.

A Beautiful Autobiography for You to Resonate With

During the recession of 2010, Vanessa felt the pull to achieve more in her life. At that time, she was working tirelessly at her corporate job, but the recession had presented a unique set of financial and personal challenges. When a friend suggested, “how about Mt. Everest?” Vanessa knew her life would never be the same.

She took on the challenge of climbing Mt. Everest in 2010 and has shared her powerful experience with the summit throughout the years. Her autobiography gives readers a unique insight into her personality, her life, and the life lessons she learned through summiting Mt. Everest. By witnessing the firsthand account of Vanessa’s climb, readers can enjoy a page-turner that gives inspiration to their own lives.

Enjoy a beautiful and powerful reading experience when you decide to purchase Vanessa’s personal autobiography. We’re certain that there will be countless lessons that you can apply to your own personal life through learning about Vanessa’s climb of Mt. Everest, one of the most dangerous and beautiful mountains in the world.

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In her debut Adventure Memoir,

O’Brien tells the story of how she lost her high-powered corporate job and decided to climb Mount Everest. Despite hair-raising obstacles and frozen body parts littering the trail, she succeeded and gradually moved into the highest ranks of mountaineering. Readers will be thrilled by her accounts of climbing the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent, and achieving the Explorers Grand Slam after skiing to both the north and south poles. She became the first British or American woman to conquer K2, arguably the most dangerous mountain in the world, and by the time her memoir was published in 2021, O’Brien became the first woman to reach earth’s highest and lowest points after diving in a submersible two miles deeper than Mt. Everest is tall.

Throughout her memoir, the author provides well-fleshed characterizations of guides, fellow travelers (some of whom become dear friends, some total jerks), and one fine fellow she calls Spousey. O’Brien pours her unflagging energy and hard-won life wisdom into every aspect of her book—even the epigraphs for each chapter are excellent—and her prose is commendably free of clichés and full of wit. All these elements combine to provide a beacon of inspiration in these dark times. O’Brien’s warm, witty voice will bring a wide audience to her world-class adventures.

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“A book to provide inspiration to anyone who dreams of doing their own thing.”
— Sir Chris Bonington, Mountaineer and Author
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“O’Brien’s story is deep in insight and observation. An impressive read.”
— Peter Hillary, Chairman of the Himalayan Trust
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“Brutally honest, beautifully crafted, an inspirational account of an almost impossible journey.”
— Neil Laughton,Chairman, Scientific Exploration Society
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“Daring, inspiring, and altogether thrilling, a human’s capacity for denying her age, her gender, or her trauma to determine her limits.”
— Mary Garner Rees, Writer
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“A female writer who is unapologetic, honest and isn’t bent on being a victim or a hero.”
— Jane (Bromet) Courage, Scott Fischer’s former publicist
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“Readers will devour O’Brien’s sensational, electrifying tale.”
— Publishers Weekly, Book Review
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“How someone can push themselves time and time again. A truly inspiring book.”
— Miles Young, Warden of New College, Oxford

“Vanessa’s qualities are truly akin to those Ernest Shackleton listed over a century ago.”
— Alexandra Shackleton, granddaughter of Sir Ernest Shackleton
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“To The Greatest Heights is a modern-day version of Dick Bass’s book, but on steroids. A must read.”
— Jim Clash, Forbes adventure journalist
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“A saga of physical and psychological pain and determination. A treat to read.”
— Masood Aslam, (Ret) Lt-General Pakistan Army
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“O’Brien’s warm, witty voice will bring a wide audience to her world-class adventures.”
— Kirkus, Book Review
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“A rare mix of adventure and self-reflection by one of America’s finest mountaineers.”
— Johanna Garton, Author, Edge of the Map
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“Thank you for creating this this thrilling read.”
— Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, Actress/artist, granddaughter of Grace Kelly
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“To know that there is a path to overcoming the worst of what happens to us, whatever our age.”
— The Bookseller, Book Review

Many people love memoirs because of the true stories and lessons within. Other people love fiction because of the action and adventure you can experience. Vanessa O’Brien’s adventure memoir contains the best of both worlds. As a British-American adventurer, her autobiography is a gripping tale of loss, excitement, suspense, worldwide adventures, and finding inner strength.

Follow Vanessa through her transformative journey to the top of the world’s highest mountain and the bottom of the deepest point in the ocean. Experience all that she went through in her debut adventure autobiography. Read this female mountaineer memoir today.

Outer Adventures, Inner Strength

Besides the external journey that she’s gone through, you’ll also learn more about Vanessa as a person. Learn about her painful childhood, her experience losing her comfortable job, and the lessons she’s learned on all of her adventures. The warmth, humor, and emotion throughout will make for a great read, and who knows, you may even be motivated to go on your own adventure afterward.

Go to the book’s official page to learn more and to preorder your copy of this mountaineer autobiography today.

About Vanessa O’Brien

Vanessa O’Brien is a British mountaineer and an American mountaineer (as a result of her dual nationality), explorer, aquanaut, astronaut, author, and public speaker.

Vanessa has an incredible six Guinness World Records: First x 2, Fastest, Deepest, Farthest and Oldest. Vanessa is the first woman to reach extremes on land, sea, and air (the Explorers' Extreme Trifecta) following her mission on Blue Origin's NS-22 to 107km. Vanessa was the first woman to reach earth’s highest (Mt. Everest 8,848m) and lowest points (Challenger Deep 10,925m), the fastest woman to climb the seven summits in 295 days, and the first person to reach nearest to and farthest from the earth's core (Challenger Deep and the summit of Chimborazo.) Vanessa is the first woman to complete the Four Poles Challenge, going the farthest north * south * east * west from the top of Everest to the bottom of Challenger Deep to skiing the last degree to the geographic north and south poles. She holds the record for the oldest woman to summit K2, the second tallest peak, at 52 years old.

Vanessa became the first American or British woman to successfully summit K2, receiving Explorer of the Year by the Scientific Exploration Society (SES) in 2018. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and an Honorary Advisory Board member of the SES.

Vanessa summitted the highest peak on every continent, receiving a Guinness World Record for the fastest time a woman first achieved this goal (295 days.) Vanessa has skied the last 111 km to the north and south poles completing the Explorers Grand Slam in 11 months, the first woman to do so in under a year, and the 8th woman in the world. Vanessa ran the Boston Marathon in 2017, helping to raise money for the American Red Cross, has been shot testing bulletproof vests with a .38 long revolver at point blank range, and rode 200 mph with Mario Andretti at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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