For almost 25 years it was a secret dream of a little girl, then came 10 years of hard training and preparation. And not long ago Monika was a pale and exhausted patient with a severe incurable disease. Yet she didn't give up, she fought and climbed. Without huge expeditions, with a single Sherpa, with the dream of climbing without oxygen. She faced frostbite, snow blindness, severe physical and mental falls. But in the end, she made it, and on May 21, 2024, she stood at the summit. Everest tested her very hard, but it taught her that she must always fight for her life. Look forward to her story at the Eurocenter Jablonec on Thursday, 3 April at 7 pm.
Monika Benešová:
A native of Vysočina, lover of drowning and booze. A journalist and wine grower who enjoys helping. A young woman who does not count herself among travelers or climbers. She is fond of saying that in 2019 she wrote "a book about shit that became a bestseller," My Pacific Crest, about how she crossed one of the world's most difficult hiking trails with no experience and no compass, but with a bunch of scrambles. She set out on the journey at a time when, due to health problems, she was basically unable to live a normal life. She set out with a fresh relationship and a white wedding dress "just in case," and came back without it, but with the ability to take care of herself and the ability to live life as it is. A little later, she founded her own magazine Nadhled.info to bring a little bit better mood, but also quality journalism to the Czech media space. In 2020, she went to Lebanon as a volunteer and literally experienced first-hand the huge explosion in Beirut, where she stayed to help clear the debris. Upon her return to the Czech Republic, she anchored in her home region to - in her own words - get her nerves in order, which in her case meant eighteen-hour shifts in the covid ward at the hospital where she originally joined as a psychologist, but as a result, in the biggest covid wave in the winter of 2021, "everyone was doing whatever was needed in the hospitals anyway." Although she is terminally ill, she doesn't give up and instead values life and helping others. By now you can see why her motto is Just don't fuck it up.

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Before the event.
On the day of the event (unless sold out): 230 CZK
Students and disabled persons: 115 CZK*
Children up to 12 years old: free of charge
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Tickets can be purchased online (link above) orat the Eurocentre reception. All tickets are always included in the sale, if tickets sell out before the day of the event, no tickets can be purchased on the spot.*Tickets are only available at the Eurocentre reception upon presentation of a valid ID.


A breathtaking tale of sweat, tears and an incredible yet fulfilled dream