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Road Paved On Mt. Everest For Olympic Torch

By Associated Press

A 67-mile paved road has been completed to the base camp of the world's tallest peak. Chinese Officials wanted to make the ascent easier for the Olympic flame. Road Paved On Mt. Everest For Olympic Torch

Published: Thu, April 17, 2008 - 7:25 am Last Updated: Thu, April 17, 2008 - 7:29 am

BEIJING (AP) - China says it's finished paving a road that will
make it easier for the Olympic flame to reach the top of Mount
Everest.
The Chinese news agency Xinhua (shin-wah) says a blacktop road
leading to the Mount Everest base camp was completed today. It will
be used when the Olympic torch is taken to the peak of the world's
tallest mountain.
Xinhua says workers spent 10 months widening the 67-mile road,
evening the surface and installing guardrails at dangerous spots.
The plan to take the torch to the peak was criticized long
before the relay began last month. Activists said Beijing wants to
use the event to underscore its claim to Tibet, which has been the
focus of recent protests. Everest is on the border between Tibet
and Nepal.
Beijing has vowed the protests will not change its plans for the
relay. The torch is expected to reach the summit of Mount Everest
sometime in May, depending on the weather.

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Road Paved On Mt. Everest For Olympic Torch

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the inquiring mind Says:

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 8:44 am

I was in Peru once at 14,000 feet on the Inca Trail. I could barely breath and hike but the locals could run by you carying a 40 lb backpack.

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BamaBob Says:

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 8:33 am

This is starting to sound like my kind of mountain climbing. I would rather they get the Burger King built across the road from Micky D’s before I make the treacherous journey. lol

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carl Says:

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 8:27 am

Boy this is really going to change mountain climbing!Now they will be able to drive comfortably up to the base camp,which will probably in a short period of time have a DAYS INN built there and then a hiking trail with guard rails up another few thousand feet to a MOTEL 6 ,then maybe a RED ROOF INN up further and to top it off a MICKEY Ds on the summit.They can enjoy a big mac before heading back down. They probably should take some oxygen for the flame to keep it burning.I don’t think the oxygen would do any good for any tibetan dizzy enough to try to run up MOUNT EVEREST carrying a torch.

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the inquiring mind Says:

Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 7:42 am

People die trying to reach the summit of Everest and the Tibetans are just going to run up there with the torch? My money is on them for the marathon.

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