Micha Yaniv
Jew from Israel
Jewish Peace Climber
Summited Everest May 18th, 2006
Micha was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is rare climber - a mountaineer who has summited Everest and a rock climber that has climbed El Capitan. He lives and studies in the holy city of Jerusalem, Israel.
He has been living in Jerusalem and climbing since 1988. He got his B. S. degree in Physics and Mathematics at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is a climbing instructor for the Israeli army. Since his graduation Micha has actively been working within his community, working with underprivileged children. He also teaches these children how to rock climb as well.
Micha has rock, ice, and mountain climbed in the mountains of Switzerland, Italy, France and Peru, Nepal, and India. He was the chairman of the Israeli Alpine Club and has worked with the IAC for the last 10 years.
When he is not climbing, teaching or volunteering for his community, he plays the Flute, loves to mountain bike, read, and listen to jazz. Micha is currently working on his Ph.D.
Micha Yaniv (Pictured to the left) - 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.
