Long before Vanessa O'Brien became the first American woman to summit K2 and the first British woman to return alive, she - a rebellious teenager from the Detroit suburbs - was forced to rebuild her life after a terrible loss that destroyed her. her family. Forging her own path in this world, Vanessa sought to realize her lofty ambitions. Equipped with an MBA and a wry sense of humor, she rose through the ranks and achieved considerable success, but after the economic crisis of 2009, her career went downhill. Vanessa began to think about what to do and set herself an incredible goal: to climb Everest. When her first attempt to climb failed, she turned back, humiliated but wiser. Two years later, Vanessa made it to the top of the world. And she moved on. Vanessa's journey from the suburbs of Detroit to the Everest Death Zone to the summit of K2 and beyond, which she recounts with truth and humor, is a mind-transforming story of resilience, dedication to a higher purpose and the willingness to courageously overcome any obstacle.