A team of nine mountaineers from seven different countries representing five religions is planning to conquest Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, for the cause of world peace, state-run Radio Nepal reported Thursday.

"Termed as the Qomolangma Climb for Peace, the climbers from five different religions, comprising Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism, will set off to achieve the feat on the second week of April," the radio said.

The climbers, including eight men and one woman, come from the United States, South Africa, India, New Zealand, Israel, Palestine and Nepal.

"On the summit of Qomolangma the peace climbers hope to unite and plant the United Nation's flag, a symbol of unity," the radio quoted the organizer as saying.

The project which is organized by Qomolangma Peace Project, the nine-member team, will also be filming their climb and will make a full-length documentary about their endeavor that will be shown all across the world.

They will climb Qomolangma from the Chinese Tibetan side and the expedition will last around 65 days, the radio revealed.

"Our goal is not to preach religion or politics, instead, this multi-cultural team intends to inspire the international community through their climb, sending out a profound message of peace, teamwork, and cultural understanding from the top of the world," said Lance Trumbull, the expedition's leader from the United States, at a press meet on Wednesday.

Source: Xinhua