Shailee Basnet - Legacy - “Creating the Path Ahead”

Published: Dec. 18, 2019, 11 a.m.

Shailee Basnet is a native to Nepal and started her mountaineering journey in 2007 as a member of the ‘First Inclusive Women Sagarmatha Expedition’ (FIWSE). Following the Earthquake of 2015 Basnet has worked with Global Inclusive Adventure Organization (GIA) to help schools become world class education centers. She also co-leads an empowerment program for survivors of sex trafficking through GIA. On top of her work with these organizations Basnet has begun a career in comedy starting her country’s first stand-up club Stand-Up comedy Kathmandu (SUCK) and regularly performs in the US and Nepal. Hear more inspirational stories like Shailee's on the Pray app: https://link.pray.com/hOzg1zP3i0 “Even when we’re not doing something, there is a consequence of that. So might as well do something that has a better consequence, better outcome, than wasting your life.” Learn more about Shailee here: http://sevensummitswomen.org/