Norbu Zhamdu (L) lights the Olympic torch of the first torchbearer Gegyi with a kindling at the top of the 8844.43-meter summit of Mt. Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008.
Chinese climbers display an Olympic torch, an Olympic flame lantern, a flag of International Olympic Committee, a Chinese National flag and a flag of the 29th Olympic Games at the top of the 8844.43-meter summit of Mt. Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008.
Chinese climbers display flags at the top of the 8844.43-meter summit of Mt. Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008.
Chinese climbers cheer with flags at the top of the 8844.43-meter summit of Mt. Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008.
TV grab from May 8, 2008 shows the Chinese climbers spurt to the top of Mt. Qomolangma, at about the altitude of 8,800 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame will reach the top of Mt. Qomolangma Thursday morning.
TV grab from May 8, 2008 shows a Chinese climber spurting to the top of Mt. Qomolangma, at about the altitude of 8,800 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
TV grab from May 8, 2008 shows a Chinese climber spurting to the top of Mt. Qomolangma, at about the altitude of 8,800 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
TV grab from May 8, 2008 shows Chinese climbers spurting to the top of Mt. Qomolangma, at about the altitude of 8,800 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
The camp of Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame at 8,300 meters of the Mt. Qomolangma is seen in this picture taken on May 7, 2008. The climbers started the final assault of the peak at 3:00 am from the amp and are due to reach summit at around 10:00 am.
Li Zhixin, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Olympic flame Qomolangma mountaineering team contacts with climbers carrying the flame en route to the summit from the base camp at the foot of the mountain May 8, 2008. The climbers started the final assault from the camp at 8,300 meters of the mountain at 3:00 am on Thursday and are expected to reach the summit at around 10:00 am.
Reporters wait at the Base Camp of Mt. Qomolangma, at the altitude of 5,200 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 8, 2008.
