Emile Hirsch and fellow Kilimanjaro climbers kick off a deluge of celebrity visits to Washington
We must, however, give props to the gang who climbed an actual mountain in January to raise awareness for clean water in the developing world: actor Emile Hirsch, rapper Lupe Fiasco, singer Santigold, hip-hop artist Kenna. And not just any mountain: Mount Kilimanjaro.
"I had this vague idea it was just a hill," Hirsch said. "Then I learned it was 19,340 feet." The "Into the Wild" actor (pinstripe suit, no tie, about as tall as you expect) and fellow climbers met Tuesday with Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a longtime champion of clean water for the poor. "Water isn't the sexiest issue," Hirsch told Blumenauer, reports our colleague Marissa Newhall. But star power always adds sizzle: The climb was filmed for an MTV documentary airing Sunday.
Source: Washington Post
"I had this vague idea it was just a hill," Hirsch said. "Then I learned it was 19,340 feet." The "Into the Wild" actor (pinstripe suit, no tie, about as tall as you expect) and fellow climbers met Tuesday with Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a longtime champion of clean water for the poor. "Water isn't the sexiest issue," Hirsch told Blumenauer, reports our colleague Marissa Newhall. But star power always adds sizzle: The climb was filmed for an MTV documentary airing Sunday.
Source: Washington Post