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Olympic torch reaches Everest summit

                   
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May 8, 2008
        
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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... [read full story]                    

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Nepal allows climbing up Everest to resume after Chinese torch ascent - International Herald TribuneKATMANDU, Nepal : 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...

                   

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Mile-High Pub: Happy Hour in the Himalayas - ABC NewsBut really, it was a pint-sized Nepalese girl (approximately eight years old) and her contagious dance moves who got the crowd moving. Within a few moments of the her unusual twirling jumps think figure skating without ...

                   

Nepal News - Nepal: Everest climbing season resumes after Chinese Olympic torch - Minneapolis...

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Olympic flame reaches peak of Mount Everest

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May 9, 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...

Nepal to commemorate the historic first ascent to Everest

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May 9, 2008
        

KATHMANDU: Nepal has decided that May 29 -- the day the worlds highest peak was first conquered in ... ... KATHMANDU: Nepal has decided that May 29 -- the day the world's highest peak was first conquered in 1953 -- will be marked as International Mount Everest Day,...

Mysterious lights accompany Olympic torch to Everest: report

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May 9, 2008
        

BEIJING: Chinese and Tibetan climbers taking the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest saw myste... ... BEIJING: Chinese and Tibetan climbers taking the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest saw mysterious lights as they scaled the world's highest peak, Chinese...

                   

Nepal News - Nepal Reopens Everest After China Event - Post Chronicle

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May 9, 2008
        

Nepal Reopens Everest After China Event - Post ChronicleNepal reopened Mount Everest to climbing expeditions following China's success Thursday in taking its Olympic flame atop the world's tallest peak. Nepalese officials had banned climbing on Mount Everest beyond Camp II since April 2, the...

Everest reopens to hundreds of climbers who were blocked by Olympic-torch climb

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May 9, 2008
        

Everest climbing season resumes after China's Olympic torch climb ... By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA The Associated Press 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...

Collins: The torch en route

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May 9, 2008
        

Has anyone noticed how much the U.S. presidential campaign and the Olympics are starting to resemble one another? ... It's been a while since we last gave thought to the Olympic torch. It came to mind Tuesday night as the Democratic primary election returns came rolling...

                   

Nepal reopens Everest after China event

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May 9, 2008
        

Nepal reopened Mount Everest to climbing expeditions following China's success Thursday in taking its Olympic flame atop the world's tallest peak. ... Nepalese officials had banned climbing on Mount Everest beyond Camp II since April 2, the NepalNews.Com reported. The...

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