Olympic Torch Reaches Peak of Everest; Tibetan Cering Wangmo Holds it Last
The olympic flame made a special stop in its around-the-world relay Thursday: the peak of Mount Everest.
A (crazy) Chinese mountaineering team used a specially designed torch to carry a bit of the Olympic flame up the world’s tallest mountain. Once at the peak they handed the torch around, then displayed Chinese and Olympic flags. Then they got out their toboggan for one hell of a ride.
Somewhat ironically given all the protests along the torch’s route this year, it was a Tibetan woman, Cering Wangmo, who held the flag last atop the mountain.
The Olympics are scheduled to begin in Beijing August 8. That’s assuming all the athletes in all the countries haven’t dropped out.
(picture: ESPN/AP)
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