Olympic flame reaches peak of Mount Everest

                   
semissourian.com     May 10, 2008            

The Everest torch was separate from the main Olympic flame ... By TINI TRAN The Associated Press BEIJING — Cheering mountaineers raised the Olympic torch at the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday, producing the triumphant image that China has longed for in the... [read full story]                

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Olympic torch reaches Everest summit

denverpost.com     May 8, 2008          

After two weeks of weather delays, a 19-climber team from China summited the world’s highest peak with their special high-altitude torch, marking the apex of a controversial 85,000-mile relay for the symbolic flame. The Nepalese government quickly lifted its ban on climbing Everest, a ban that...                

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Olympic torch reaches Mt. Everest

dcealumni.com     May 8, 2008          

Olympic torch reaches Mt. Everest The Olympic torch reached the highest peak of the world, the Mount Everest .The Chinese mountaineering team headed by Captain Nyima Cering reached the topmost peak of the world and said “One World, One Dream”. The team had 19 members and they were all dressed in...                

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Olympic Torch Carried Up Mount Everest

4kids.tv     May 8, 2008          

It is traditional to have a torch relay at the beginning of each Olympics. This is when someone runs with a ceremonial torch in his or her hand, and then passes it to the next person until reaching a permanent place for the flame. In honor of the 2008 Olympic Games, one torch was carried all the...                

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Nepal allows Everest climbing season to resume after Chinese torch ascent

iht.com     May 9, 2008          

Nepalese mountaineering officials say the climbing season on Mount Everest can resume now that Chinese climbers have completed their Olympic torch ascent. ... Tourism Ministry official Dinesh Adhikari said Friday that the hundreds of climbers at the Mount Everest base...                

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Olympian Heights

lankabusinessonline.com     May 9, 2008          

Nepal lifts ban on Everest as Olympic torch summits ... KATHMANDU, May 8, 2008 (AFP) - Scores of climbers waiting on the southern Nepalese approach to Mount Everest will be allowed to proceed after the Chinese Olympic torch team made it to the roof of the world, officials...                

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Nepal: Everest climbing season resumes after torch climb

wtop.com     May 9, 2008          

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press Writer KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so a Chinese team carrying the Olympic flame could ascend without the threat of protests....                

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Nepal: Everest climbing season resumes after torch climb

nwsource.com     May 9, 2008          

KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so a Chinese team carrying the Olympic flame could ascend without the threat of protests. ... Tourism Ministry official Dinesh Adhikari...                

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Nepal allows Everest climbing season to resume

indiatimes.com     May 9, 2008          

Nepalese mountaineering officials said the climbing season on Mount Everest can resume now that Chinese climbers have completed their Olympic torch relay. ... Tourism Ministry official Dinesh Adhikari said on Friday that the hundreds of climbers at the Mount Everest base...                

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Nepal: Everest climbing season resumes after torch climb

sacbee.com     May 9, 2008          

Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so a Chinese team carrying the Olympic flame could ascend without the threat of protests. ... Tourism Ministry official Dinesh Adhikari said climbers who had...                

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Nepal allows climbing up Everest to resume after Chinese torch ascent

iht.com     May 9, 2008          

Nepal allowed the climbing season on Mount Everest to resume Friday after blocking access to hundreds of climbers so that a Chinese team could ascend with the Olympic flame without any threat of protests on the mountain. ... Tourism Ministry official Dinesh Adhikari said...                

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