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The Olympic flame has reached the top of the world.
May 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Chinese mountaineering team holding up a specially designed torch along with Chinese and Olympic flags on the top of Mount Everest.
“One World, One Dream,” one of the climbers said on the approach to the peak, repeating the slogan for the Olympics. “We have lit the torch on top of the world,” another climber said.
The 19-member team broke camp at 27,390 feet (8,300 meters) before dawn and reached the top of the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) mountain a little more than six hours later.
The climbers then all crowded together at the top of Everest and passed the torch among themselves.
The climb up Everest was a spectacular feat organisers of the Beijing Olympics hoped would underscore China’s ambitions for this August’s games.
The Everest flame is separate from the main Olympic torch, which on Thursday was on the opposite side of China, in the southeastern province of Guangdong, the heart of Chinese manufacturing.
The main flame will cross every region and province of China, returning to Beijing on August 6, two days ahead of the opening ceremony for the games.
The Everest leg has largely unfolded amid secrecy, in part to deter protesters who have criticized the event as symbolizing China’s domination over Tibet.
The 19-member final assault team was comprised of both ethnic Han Chinese and Tibetan members and also included university students.
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