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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Peace Climbers". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ Sharma, Sushil (December 31, 2002). "Multi-faith bid to scale Everest". BBC. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ "Seeking world peace and understanding on Mt. Everest". Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- ^ "Review of Everest: A Climb for Peace". Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ Israeli plants Palestinian flag on Mt. Everest
- ^ "Everest: A Climb for Peace" (PDF). www.everestpeaceproject.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ "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
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