The Sky''s the Limit: The story of Vicky Jack and her quest to climb the seven summits

There is a myth: that travel and exploration are the privileged pastimes of youth. Adventure has an age restriction, and the extraordinary an expiry date. Vicky Jacks inspiring tale of courage, perseverance and strong-headedness reveals the falsity behind this myth as she becomes the oldest British woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

The Skys the Limit is the account of Vickys journey from the Munros of her native Scotland to the summit of the worlds highest peak. Her pilgrimage is full of trials as she battles through Antarctic storms, falls off Mt McKinley in Alaska, is shot at in Indonesia, and runs out of oxygen on Mt Everest; yet Vickys characteristic determination is never diluted as she strives towards her goal.

Anna Magnusson brilliantly captures Vickys sense of ambition, faithfully retelling this tale of inspiration, challenge and success. This story is both a reminder to all that it is never too late to chase a childhood ambition, and an encouragement to never give up on your dreams no matter how out of reach they may seem.