Dudu Yifrah
Jew from Israel
Jewish Peace Climber
Summited Everest May 18th, 2006
When Dudu summited Mt. Everest, he made a bold and heroic statement of peace and friendship when he unfolded a joint Israeli/Palestinian flag on the summit of Everest and dedicated the climb to his Palestinian friend and climbing partner Ali Bushnaq - who earlier had to turn back to due to illness.
Dudu is a businessman and an avid climber and mountain lover who has summited Everest and has climbed mountains all over Europe (including Mt. Blanc and the Matterhorn), and in South America (Aconcagua). He also recently summited Mt. Kamet (7756 m) in India. He is a member of the Israeli Alpine Club. His other passions are yoga, biking, and rock climbing. He has rock climbed extensively in the Middle East and also acts as a climbing guide.
Dudu Yifrah (Pictured to the right) - is featured in the documentary film Everest: A Climb for Peace.
Narrated by Orlando Bloom and hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama. Everest: A Climb for Peace is not just a typical Everest film, but a socially relevant documentary about peace, war, and the human spirit - an inspirational film, which also has some of the most incredible Everest footage ever shot, including a dramatic rescue from near the summit of Everest.
Filmed on location in Nepal, Tibet, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, U.A.E, and the United States, the film chronicles the spectacular journey of 9 'peace climbers' from different faiths and cultures as they climb to the summit of the tallest mountain in the world.
