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

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. * 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

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. The documentary has been hailed as a "''tremendous achievement''" by the Dalai Lama and has received his endorsement.

References

External links

Official website
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