Everest Peace Project

Everest Peace Project

The Everest Peace Project is a peace 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. [ [http://www.everestpeaceproject.org/peace_climbers.php Climbers for EPP] ] [ [http://www.everestpeaceproject.org/peace_climbers.php Summits climbed] ]

Climbs

* In 2004 the Everest Peace Project had a world peace climb on Mt. Shasta to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace. [ [http://www.svcn.com/archives/sunnyvalesun/20080109/community2.shtml Seeking world peace and understanding on Mt. Everest] ]
* In 2005 the Everest Peace Project had a world peace climb on Mt. Kilimanjaro. [ [http://www.kilimanjaroclimbforpeace.org/ Mt. Kilimanjaro climbing] ]
* In 2006 the Everest Peace Project made world history by having a climb on Mt. Everest and on May 18th 2006, Dudu Yifrah made world history as he unfolded a sewn together Israeli / Palestinian flag on the summit of Everest. [ [http://www.losaltosonline.com/2008/01/02/review-of-everest-a-climb-for-peace/ Review of Everest: A Climb for Peace] ] [ [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3252871,00.html Israeli plants Palestinian flag on Mt. Everest] ]
* In late 2007 a film titled "" documented the climb and the project.

The film

is a documentary about 9 people who climb Everest in the name of peace and is narrated by Orlando Bloom. The documentary has been hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama and has received his endorsement. [ [http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/f825b92e19df636a/id/305001/cs/1/ Malaysia Sun] ]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.everestpeaceproject.org/ Official website]


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