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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 01 > The torch’s Everest ascent is grand, but so far secret

The torch’s Everest ascent is grand, but so far secret

By Charles Hutzler / The Bulletin
May 1, 2008

BEIJING — Chinese mountaineers made final preparations Wednesday to take the Olympic flame up Mount Everest in a grand but contentious feat that is being accorded an unusual mixture of fanfare and secrecy.

As China marked 100 days before the start of the Olympics, state-run television....

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