Everest Peace Project

The Everest Peace Project (malayalam: എവറസ്റ്റ് സമാധാന ദൗത്യം is an organization based in the United States that promotes peace, teamwork and cultural understanding by climbing some of the highest peaks in the world by a team of individuals from various faiths and cultures.[1][2]

Everest: A Climb for Peace
Directed by Lance Trumbull
Produced by Billy Marchese,
Lance Trumbull,
David M. Call,
Lisa Tauscher,
Laticia Headings
Written by Jill Sharer
Narrated by Orlando Bloom
Music by Erik Mongrain, James T. Sale
Cinematography Brad Clement
Edited by Billy Marchese
Running time
 63 min
Language English

Climbs

  • In 2004 the Everest Peace Project climbed Mount Shasta to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace.[3]
  • In 2005 the Everest Peace Project climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
  • In 2006 the Everest Peace Project climbed Mount Everest on May 18; the summit was reached by a trio composed of two Israelis (Dudu Yifrah and Micha Yaniv) and a Palestinian (Ali Bushnaq); Yifrah unfolded a sewn together Israeli–Palestinian flag on the summit of Everest.[4][5] The climb is the main focus of the documentary film Everest: A Climb for Peace.[6] Everest: A Climb for Peace is a documentary about the 2006 climb, and is narrated by Orlando Bloom. The documentary has been hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama and has received his endorsement.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Peace Climbers
  2. ↑ Sharma, Sushil (December 31, 2002). "Multi-faith bid to scale Everest". BBC. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  3. ↑ Seeking world peace and understanding on Mt. Everest
  4. ↑ Review of Everest: A Climb for Peace
  5. ↑ Israeli plants Palestinian flag on Mt. Everest
  6. ↑ "Everest: A Climb for Peace" (PDF). www.everestpeaceproject.org.
  7. ↑ "Dalai Lama heaps praise on Orlando Bloom's 'Everest: A Climb for Peace'". Malaysia Sun. November 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
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