Experts hail Olympic torch relay over mount Qomolangma

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Experts hail Olympic torch relay over mount Qomolangma

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What does a torch relay over the world's highest summit feel like? Steven J. McCarthy, international torch relay director for the 2004 Athens Olympics, said he was not surprised that Beijing organizers came up with the idea of making Mount Qomolangma a siteon the 2008 Olympic torch relay route.

"I'm not surprised at all ... and they (the Chinese) are so creative about what they do. They can make everything happen in this country," J. McCarthy told Xinhua on the sideline of a symposium on the Olympic torch relay in Beijing.

Beijing has promised in its bidding reports that the holy fire of the Olympics will reach the world's highest peak. According to the 2008 Olympics organizers' plan, the torch will reach the peak of Qomolangma from the southern slope before the mountaineers carry it down along the northern slope.

Di Henry, who was in charge of organization of the torch relay for the Sydney Olympics in 2000, also expressed her favor with the��idea.

"It's fantastic, very, very fantastic," said Henry.

Henry, however, said the weather might be a problem to the "ambitious" plan.

"It's not just about having good mountaineers. It also need a good day, the weather," she said. "It may need a longer time to prepare than previous Olympics."

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