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Everest Peace Project
The Everest Peace Project (malayalam: 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. Climbs * In 2004 the Everest Peace Project climbed Mount Shasta to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace. * 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. The climb is the main focus of the documentary film ''Everest: A Climb for Peace''. ''Everest: A Climb for Peace'' is a documentary about the 2006 climb, and is narrated by Orlando Bloom Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom (born 13 January 1977) is an English ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everest Peace Project - Library Kids
Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow height) of was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and Nepali authorities. Mount Everest attracts many climbers, including highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the "standard route") and the other from the north in Tibet. While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall. , over 300 people have died on Everest, many of whose bodies remain on the mountain. The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by British mountaineers. As Nepal did not allow fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
