Courageous Girls proudly presents a unique family friendly comedy fundraiser from its founders!
‘Mt Everest Diaries’, is a comedy special by climber turned comedian Shailee Basnet where she brings to you the funny behind the scenes from Everest expedition. Climbing the highest peak in the world involves a lot of courage, motivation and may be an awkward mountain poop story or two. Shailee is the leader of the ‘Seven Summits Women Team’, word’s first female group to scale the 7 Summits. She currently leads a program in Nepal to train young survivors of girl trafficking and abuse.
Illustrious advocate/writer/solo performer Irma Herrera will open the session in a conversation with inspiration climber Silvia Vasquez Lavado. Silvia, a survivor of child sexual abuse, is the first openly gay female to scale the 7 Summits. Her memoir ‘In the Shadow of the Mountain’ is receiving rave reviews and all set to become a Hollywood movie starring Selena Gomez.
Shailee and Silvia are co-founders of Courageous Girls. Catch these rising super stars and a line up of the funniest stand-up comics from San Francisco at the prestigious Sydney Goldstein Theater, City Arts & Lecture on Saturday, 8th October!
‘Mt Everest Diaries’ is a family friendly comedy fundraiser to support survivor empowerment program.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, 8th October, 2022