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Torch heads to top of the world

CHINESE mountaineers on a mission to carry the Olympic flame over the summit of Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest) will make their last spurt to the world's highest peak today, said Shao Shiwei, an official with the... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, May 07 2008

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09 Oct 07		Road to Everest just got better » Shanghai Daily THE first improvements to the only highway to Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest), the world's highest peak, have been completed, a senior official of China's Tibet Autonomous Region has revealed. The work, the first since the road to the mountain's Base...
11 Oct 07		First improvements to world's highest roadway completed » People's Daily The first improvements to the only highway to Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest), the world's highest peak, have been completed, says a senior official of China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The work, the first since the road to the moun ...
08 May 08		Olympic Flame On Top of the Everest » China Snippets The torch has made it to the top of the Mount Qomolangma/Mount Everest and was ignited by Norbu Zhamdu at 9:18am May 8. It’s the first time the torch went that high. Let’s hope the rest of the journey will be in the same spirit. ...
18 Oct 07		China sports official says Olympic torch ready to mount world's tallest peak » People's Daily China's top sports official said on Wednesday the Olympic torch is ready to be relayed to Mount Qomolangma, the world's tallest peak. "We're fully prepared for that," head of the General Administration of Sport Liu Peng said during th ...
18 Oct 07		High fives from the Olympic flame team » Shanghai Daily CHINA is on top of the world over the impending journey of the Olympic flame. Scientists are confident the flame will weather gales, downpours, snow, hail and thin air to burn brightly the planet's tallest peak of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount...

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