36-member climb team announced
The flags of the Beijing Olympic Games, China and the International Olympic Committee flutter in the wind at the Mt Qomolangma base camp in the Tibet autonomous region. Inset: The specially designed lantern, which will be used to light the torch during the relay to the summit. Xinhua |
The team of climbers that will carry the Olympic torch to the summit of Mt Qomolangma was announced yesterday at a press conference at the mountain's media center, 5,000 m above sea level.
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