title: Everest Peace Project
text: # Everest Peace Project
  
  The Everest Peace Project (malayalam: എവറസ്റ്റ് സമാധാന ദൗത്യം [ml] 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. The documentary has been hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama and has received his endorsement.
  