KH Films

As the new year sets in I am off to Africa for a great project where I will climb and film on Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro 19,341′, to bring attention to the global clean water crisis.  The project is entitled  Summit on the Summit and brings together several iconic individuals noted as either educators or influencers who are attempting to climb the tallest peak in Africa to bring attention and to speak out about the global clean water crisis.  Global influencers and educator will climb Kilimanjaro as a team; communicating about the issues around access to water, learning solutions to the problem, discussing how to improve social awareness and embracing the idea they are now the example for showing ways to take action and give back to those with little or nothing.  Announced participants include Kenna (musician/activist), Bernise Ang (activist/Singapore), Jessica Biel (actress), Alexandra Cousteau (activist), Lupe Fiasco (musician), Elizabeth Gore (UN Foundation), Simon isaccs (water expert), Kick Kennedy (activist), Isabel Lucas (actress), and Santi White (musician).  A major sponsor of the event is Eddie Bauer/First Ascent who I have been working with for the last year on their recent branding campaing.  Eddie Bauer will be providing all of the technical outerwear and expedition gear to the participants for the climb.

I will be working with several of the team members I worked with on Everest this past spring including editor Tom Grimshaw, Producer Cherie Silvers, and Executive Producer Joe Ramey of VRA, a fantastic production company I often work with.  New to this group but someone I have worked with and climbed with over the last 15 years is sound recordist Dave Ruddick from Portland, Oregon who also is a long time climber & mountaineer.

This is an exciting project and one we are all happy to be associated with.  Be sure to visit www.summitonthesummit.com to follow along with the climb and learn more about what you can do to help raise awareness about the global clean water crisis.