Olympic Flame Reaches Mount Everest Summit
Chinese and Tibetan climbers bearing an Olympic torch reached Mount Everest's summit on Thursday, May 8, 2008, state television showed, in a historic moment for China, exactly three months ahead of the Beijing Games. Tibetan female climber Cering Wangmo reached the top of the world's highest mountain bearing a special extreme-altitude torch, triggering celebrations in China but further criticism from Tibetan activists.