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An Olympic flag waves in front of Mt. Qomolangma (Mount Everest) from the media center at the Rongbuk Base Camp as organisers prepare to cover the ascent of the Beijing Olympic flame to the world's highest peak on April 29, 2008
Thursday, May. 08, 2008

Open quoteWe have lit the torch on top of the world.Close quote

  • A climber on the Chinese mountaineering team
  • that took the Olympic flame to the top of Mount Everest.
Photo: Cui Jun / ChinaFotoPress / Getty Images | Source: AP