Everest Peace Project

The Everest Peace Project 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]}

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, narrated by Orlando Bloom. ^[6] The documentary has been hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama and has received his endorsement. ^[7]

References

1. "Peace Climbers". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
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". Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
4. "Review of Everest: A Climb for Peace". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
5. Israeli plants Palestinian flag on Mt. Everest
6. "Everest: A Climb for Peace" (PDF). www.everestpeaceproject.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
7. "Dalai Lama heaps praise on Orlando Bloom's 'Everest: A Climb for Peace'". Malaysia Sun. November 30, 2007. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.

External links

• Official website Archived 2008-04-18 at the Wayback Machine