Olympic torch lit at top of Mt. Qomolangma
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-08 08:19

Chinese climbers hold the Olympic flag (L), the Chinese flag (C ) and the Beijing Olympics emblem at the peak of Mt. Qomolangma after the Olympic torch is lit at the peak of the mountain. The climbers carrying the Olympic torch stated to scale the peak at 3:00 am on Thursday morning and reached peak of 8848.43 meters around 9:17 am. [Xinhua]

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