Lance Trumbull in NepalMicha Yaniv in Portland
By Lance Trumbull | November 11, 2008
Hi everyone,
A couple of weeks back I had the pleasure of spending some time with EPP climber and friend Micha Yaniv. Micha was here in the states climbing in Yosemite (he successfully climbed up the “nose” of El Capitan) - a major accomplishment and is only a handful of people to both climb El Capitan (a technical rock climb) and Mt. Everest!
Micha also spent some time in Los Angeles; he is getting his Ph.D. in geophysics and stayed at UCLA for several days meeting people to hopefully help further his academic career. If the cards are right - perhaps he might move to LA for a few months to follow up with his studies…? His family joined him and they came up here to Portland to visit his wife’s brother. It just so happens he lived only about 5 minutes from me! And so small world…Micha and I got together and went out to a restaurant and talked about life, climbing, peace in the Middle East, and his kids. It was a very nice evening and it was great to see my friend once again.
The following morning my wife and I joined Micha and his family for breakfast at his wife’s brother’s house. It was great to see Nurit, his beautiful daughters, and the new addtion to the Yaniv family - his 10 month old son, Guy. We hung out, chatted, and then said a goodbye as they were leaving for DC to visit Micha’s brother. Micha is currently back home in Israel with his family, hopefully he will be come here again one day soon…
Lance Trumbull and Micha Yaniv in Portland, Oregon
Nurit, baby Guy, and Micha Yaniv
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Everest: A Climb for Peace on Canadian TV tonight (CBC)!
By Lance Trumbull | November 7, 2008
Namaste!
For our Canadian friends: Watch TONIGHT!
Everest: A Climb for Peace
Not just your typical Everest film, this socially relevant documentary explores peace, war and the power of the human spirit.
Narrated by Orlando Bloom, the film chronicles the spectacular journey of nine peace climbers from different faiths and cultures as they embark on a journey believing that it is through actions of peace that peace is spread.
- Time: Friday, November 7th at 8pm ET
Watch Everest: A Climb for Peace on the CBC Documentary Channel Tonight!
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Yes We Did! - Barack Obama our New President!
By Lance Trumbull | November 5, 2008
Barack Obama has been elected as the 44th President of the United States!
As the founder and leader of a peace organization and major peace projects I am of course so happy and excited about this landslide victory towards change, healing, peace and reconciliation. I have never felt prouder to be a citizen of the United States and I am looking forward to a better and brighter future in this great country of ours!
Yes We Can. Yes We did. And Yes We Will - make this country of ours a shining beacon of light and example of hope to our citizens and to the world.
President Barack Obama!
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Narrated by Orlando Bloom - Everest Documentary Premieres on Canadian TV
By Lance Trumbull | October 18, 2008
Everest: A Climb for Peace makes its debut on the CBC Documentary Channel in Canada, Friday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.
Narrated by actor Orlando Bloom and hailed by the Dalai Lama as a “tremendous achievement”. Everest: A Climb for Peace is not just your typical Everest film, this socially relevant documentary explores peace, war and the power of the human spirit.
Filmed on location in Nepal, Tibet, Israel, Palestinian territories, Jordan, U.A.E and the United States, Everest: A Climb for Peace chronicles the spectacular journey of nine peace climbers from different faiths and cultures as they embark on their journey, believing that “It’s through actions of peace that peace is spread”.
Palestinian Ali Bushnaq and Israeli’s Dudu Yifrah and Micha Yaniv come together to forge a path of teamwork and cooperation while attempting to summit the world’s highest peak—not an easy task, considering their nations have been embroiled in a brutal war for years and each believes they are on the right side. It will be Everest that tests their spirits, as they each know that it is there, on the highest point in the world, that cooperation is a matter of life and death.
To learn more about the film, please go to: www.EverestPeaceProject.org
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Dijon Festival and Speaking at Lyndon State College in Vermont
By Lance Trumbull | October 17, 2008
Today while I was on the plane going home to Portland from Vermont I got a call from the people at the Dijon International Film Festival; they were screening my film in France and wanted to talk to me for a question and answer session after the screening via a phone interview to the audience. Unfortunately, the plane was just taking off and so I had to hang up and was unable to answer their questions. But before I hung up I asked her how many people were at the screening? Her reply: 1500! My jaw dropped. That is one hell of a showing - I only wish I was there in France at the time to experience it! But I was in Vermont for a very good reason as well…
The night before I was at Lyndon State College. During the day I hung out with Cathy Deleo a teacher at the college and my main contact who made my visit possible. I spoke to a group of students and gave an impromptu lecture / speech. After a nice dinner we had a screening of my film - Everest: A Climb for Peace to a fairly large and enthusiastic audience that followed with my usual question and answer session; all in all it was a great film night. I wish I had more time to stay in beautiful Vermont, as I had never been there before, but I had to rush back to Oregon to take care of some pending business…
Lance Trumbull with Cathy Deleo of Lyndon State College
Screening at Lyndon State College
More soon!
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Everest: A Climb for Peace wins Mt. Shasta International Film Festival - Best Documentary
By Lance Trumbull | October 14, 2008
It was a great time last week. I am proud to announce that our film - Everest: A Climb for Peace won Best Documentary at the Mt. Shasta International Film Festival!
My wife Tikky, myself, and our dog Joey left for Shasta from Portland, Oregon. It was a long but scenic drive and we arrived at Shasta to the beautiful souroundings feeling excited about the coming festival. The following day a very nice man named Andrew took on a short excursion around the area. We brought Joey for a swim in a nearby lake and then did a couple of mile hike up Mt. Shasta to a 360 degree overlook and we had the privelage of experiencing some truly gorgeous views. Later that evening was the awards ceremony and Laurie Bagley, a Shasta native - and who happened to be right next to us while we were climbing on Everest (she summited with the Project-Himalaya Team)- helped introduce the Best documentary award and me along with Jeff Winters the guy who put together the entire festival. Both Laurie and Jeff had some warm and thoughtful things to say about me and the film and I was very humbled by their introductions. It was a great honor to win the Best Documentary award.
The following day was the screening at the local theatre and there was an enthusiastic crowd that had some wonderful questions for me after the showing of the film. As always, I met some really wonderful people, including a few people I met four years ago when we had our team building climb on Mt. Shasta (our first climb together) with some of our peace climbers. In coming back to Shasta and showing the film here - in a way, I guess I had come full circle…
Lance Trumbull receiving Best Documentary Award (Laurie Bagley to the left)
Tikky and Joey Trumbull at lower elevations on Mt. Shasta
The following day (after a beautiful and breathtaking detour to Crater Lake) we were in Bend, Oregon for the BendFilm Festival. It was our first time in Bend and we were very impressed. It is a wonderful community and it seems like a lovely place to live. The festival and the screening of my film were great; it was sold out! We also had a nice Q&A period after the film. It is always fun to be asked about the film and the climb; I take great pleasure in meeting people and speaking to crowds about our history-making climb and film. Tomorrow I am off to Vermont to speak and screen the film at a college…More soon…
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Narrated by Orlando Bloom - APT Worldwide secures rights to Everest: A Climb for Peace
By Lance Trumbull | October 7, 2008
BOSTON (October 7th, 2008) - APT Worldwide, the international sales division of U.S. public television distributor American Public Television, has secured the international representation rights to Everest: A Climb for Peace, an inspirational new documentary from producers Lance Trumbull and Billy Marchese. Narrated by Orlando Bloom and hailed as “a tremendous achievement” by the Dalai Lama, the documentary chronicles the spectacular journey of nine “peace climbers” from different faiths and cultures as they climb to the summit of the tallest mountain in the world.
In 2002, producer and director Lance Trumbull sold everything he owned and moved to Nepal in search of a more deep and meaningful life. This radical change led Lance to found the Everest Peace Project, an organization that works to promote peace, teamwork, and cultural understanding.
Everest: A Climb for Peace details the organization’s history-making expedition of Everest. Filmed on location in Nepal, Tibet, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, U.A.E, and the United States, the film focuses on Palestinian Ali Bushnaq and Israelis Dudu Yifrah and Micha Yaniv. Setting aside their differences, they come together to forge a path of teamwork and cooperation. This, however, is easier said than done. Their nations have been embroiled in a brutal war for years, and each believes that they are on the right side of that war.
A socially relevant film about peace, war, and the human spirit, Everest: A Climb for Peace features spectacular Everest footage, including a dramatic rescue near the summit.
Everest Peace Project
The Everest Peace Project is an organization that consists of individuals who have come together to promote peace, teamwork, and cultural understanding. The Everest Peace Project is not a religious organization nor does it have any political agenda. Its mission is to inspire and to show that people from diverse cultural backgrounds and faiths can unite together as friends and accomplish incredible things. For more information, please visit their Web site: www.EverestPeaceProject.org
APT Worldwide
APT Worldwide, located in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., is a major supplier of quality non-fiction programming to broadcasters around the world. It is a division of American Public Television, a leading distributor of television programming to public television stations in the United States. For more information, visit APTWW.org or contact Kevin_McKenna@aptonline.org.
About American Public Television
With more than 10,000 hours of programming in its library, American Public Television (APT) has been a prime source of programming for the nation’s public television stations for 47 years, distributing more than 300 new program titles per year. In 2006, APT launched Create - the TV channel featuring the best of public television’s lifestyle programming. Known for its leadership in identifying innovative, worthwhile and viewer-friendly programming, APT has established a tradition of providing public television stations with program choices that strengthen and customize their schedules, such as such as Rick Steves’ Europe, Worldfocus, Globe Trekker, Simply Ming, Sara’s Weeknight Meals, America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated, Doc Martin, Broadway: The Golden Age, Lidia’s Family Table, Rosemary and Thyme, P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, The Big Comfy Couch, Celine Dion: A New Day, Queen Rock Montreal, Monarchy With David Starkey, Spain…on the road Again, and other prominent documentaries, dramatic series, how-to programs, children’s series and classic movies. For more information about APT’s programs and services, visit APTonline.org.
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Everest Peace Project - 6 year anniversary update
By Lance Trumbull | October 2, 2008
Namaste!
It was 6 years ago today (October 2nd, 2002) that on a mountain top in Ladakh, India that I thought of The Everest Peace Project and the Everest Peace Climb. Much has happened and been accomplished since then…the wonderful multicultural team, the successful Everest climb, and now our award winning film - Everest: A Climb for Peace. I truly feel blessed!
Instead of waxing on…I thought I would give an update of what is happening with various team members right now.
Micha Yaniv has spent the last couple of weeks rock climbing in Yosemite. Last I heard he was about to attempt El Capitan - an incredible 3000 foot rock face. Only a handful of climbers are capable of climbing Mt. Everest (an incredible mountaineers accomplishment) and El Capitan (an incredible rock climbers accomplishment) - and Micha and Dudu Yifrah from the EPP are just such climbers.
Dudu is currently working hard in Israel. Tonya and Brad are climbing Annapurna in Nepal - Annapurna is the 10th tallest mountain in the world and one of the most deadly. To follow their progress, please see their site: www.daretodream2008.com/news/
- Jamie and Namgyal are climbing Manaslu - the 8th tallest mountain in the world. To follow their progess, please see http://www.altitudejunkies.com/news
-Ali is busy and working hard with his new business, Wadi Rum Decor.
-Sele has written a book! To learn more, please see www.everest-speaker.com/
And on my end, I have great news for the film - we signed with APT to be our representative to distribute our film - Everest: A Climb for Peace to a worldwide audience. I will discuss more of this in detail soon!
In the meantime, I am very proud to continue to promote peace, teamwork, and reconciliation over these last six years. It is through actions of peace that peace is spread. Help spread the peace!
Lance Trumbull
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Climbing Mt. St. Helens
By Lance Trumbull | September 5, 2008
Joey (wearing doggie boots) on the summit of Mt. St. Helens taking a well-deserved rest. (Mt. Adams in the background). And yes, Joey IS the greatest dog in the world!
Well yesterday I had a great day. I climbed Mt. St. Helens with my dog, Joey.
First, I must state that there is nothing exceptional about climbing Mt. St. Helens. It is not technical nor anything to brag about…but nevertheless, it is an interesting and wonderful climb.
However, I must say that is a difficult climb (and quite an adventure) when you have your dog with you!
There is something manly, dare I say archetypal about a guy climbing a mountain with his dog! And so when I decided to take a small excursion from my day to day life in Portland (and since my wife is away visiting her family in Thailand) I thought why not go climb Mt. St. Helens in Washington (it is only a 2 hour drive!)…You might remember Mt. St. Helens, it blew its top 28 years ago; well it still is an active volcano and so that adds a tiny bit to the excitement - like hey, wouldn’t it be cool if it exploded while I was climbing it?!
Dogs and Climbing Mt. St. Helens: I was told by several people not to bring a dog to climb the mountain - that it could be dangerous and is not recommended. Well, knowing that my dog “Joey the Wonder-dog” has climbed a few mountains in his time and that he is in perfect condition (much better than I am these days I must say!) - I thought, well Joey can do it with no problem, that if they only knew Joey they would change their opinion; and besides Joey goes almost everywhere with me and my wife…However, just to be safe, I bought him doggie booties because I did not want him to hurt himself on the rocks that I was told can be dangerous for people and especially for dogs paws. I am so happy that I did.
Although everything turned out great for me (and for Joey) - I would not recommend taking your dog unless he / she is:
A. In excellent physical condition
B. Will listen and obey your voice commands
C. That you go when it is not too hot outside
D. That you must make sure the dog wears dog boots.
The new boots that I got Joey before the climb were completely thrashed when we got home from the climb and I am so grateful that I put boots on him or else he would have severely hurt his paws.
The Climb:
The climb starts off easy enough - a two mile hike through a very nice forest; but then above the treeline we have another two miles of what I will call the boulder fields. Three successive hills of boulders - small, medium, and quite large. Some of them were jagged and could easily cut you or at least rip your clothes. Although there were no real instances of needing to rock climb, you are doing lots of scrambling on and around rocks - more than I can remember doing on any other mountain. (For a while it reminded me a bit of the Lemosho route heading towards the crater on Kilimanjaro.) For a person in decent shape this is not a problem and not too hard, but for a dog it can become very difficult. Along the route there were route finding poles every several hundred meters off in the distance, but with a mine field of boulders there were numerous ways to reach the next destination. This meant that were many routes that we could take.
The problem which happened both going up and especially going down, is that while I could easily surmount a rock section it wasn’t necessarily so for Joey; there were several times where I climbed up to the ledge and I would look down at Joey - and he would look at me with a strange look as if to say “are you friggin kidding me! I can’t get up there!” and so then I would have to climb back down to find an alternative route…it took a lot of energy to keep doing this and by the end of the day I was fairly drained. However, there was one time when this happened and then Joey disappeared! I shouted “Joey, Joey…” and 30 seconds later I looked and he was above me! He found a better route!
Overall, it took a lot of extra time to navigate the rocks with him - and at times, it was a bit sketchy and I was truly concerned - especially going down. There were several instances where I scooted down a section on my butt so I could act as a buffer for Joey to run into as he came crashing down behind me.
…After you finish the rock section you then go do a good mile climb up loose rock, dirt, and volcanic ash - it was slippery and slidy and not a lot of fun. But it was definetly worth the journey. Joey and I prevailed and made it up to the top, together! We were both happy to sit and chill and enjoy the beautiful 360 view around us. Joey’s reward were his two favorite treats: an apple and carrots!
We stayed on top for about 45 minutes and then made for the journey back…
To sum up:
Although I am glad that I took Joey - especially since he had a great time, really enjoyed himself, and came back uninjured, I would not take him again; honestly, it is not worth the risk. Joey is now on the couch sleeping (and snoring quite heavily I might add)…It’s funny, while I woke up this morning tired, sore, and feeling every bit my age, Joey was up running around looking for his next adventure. He is almost 9 - that is 63 in human years! I hope that I am in that good of shape when I am his age…I kinda doubt it, though…
Lance and Joey on the summit of Mt. St. Helens - (background is Mt. Rainier)
From our position we could look straight down at the belly of the active volcano
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Dijon International Adventure Film Festival - France
By Lance Trumbull | August 28, 2008
Wow, my film festival kung fu is strong! I got word today that our film - Everest: A Climb for Peace has been accepted to yet another amazing film festival! This time in France. We are proud to announce that our film will be shown at the 30th annual Dijon Adventure Film Festival. This is one festival that I truly wish that I could attend as I have not been to France is a very long time…
The festival runs from October 16th - 18th, 2008
For more information please go to: http://aventure.la-guilde.org/
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