In the Shadow of the Mountain: A Memoir of Courage is a book by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado published in 2022 by Henry Holt an imprint of Macmillan.

The book details the author's personal story of surviving childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence in Peru and how she overcame those experiences to become a successful businesswoman and mountaineer.

In addition, In The Shadow of the Mountain documents Vasquez-Lavado's voyage climbing the highest peaks on each continent.

In addition, there is an ongoing film adaptation with Elgin James to direct and Selena Gomez scheduled to play Silvia.

Named "a remarkable story of compassion, humility, and strength; Silvia beautifully documents her heroic journey to the summit of Everest, accompanied by five other women, each struggling to come to terms with their trauma.