China Everest Olympic Torch
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Norbu Zhamdu, left, lights the Olympic torch of the first torchbearer Gegyi with a kindling at the top of the Mount Everest, reaching the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak of the world's tallest mountain Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Ngawang Chagxi)