antarctica, 2004

an unclimbed mountain

the journey

On January 1st, 2004 a small sailing boat left the Straits of Magellan in South America, heading south. On board were 4 Israelis and 4 Palestinians, some of them former combatants. On their 35-day extreme sea and land expedition to the far end reaches of the planet, they sailed across 1000 km of the wildest sea on Earth and trekked across perilous glaciers, roped to one another for safety throughout the days and nights.

 

Their mission: to search for common ground.
Their objective: to summit of an unclimbed mountain.
Their challenge: to break the ice.

 

the message

Sending an impressive signal of hope, the story of the expedition team reached more than 500 million people around the globe. Reports were carried on more than 40 TV networks, in more than 120 radio interviews and more than 500 print articles – in 60 countries and 25 languages.