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Tibetan woman carries Olympic torch to the top of Everest

[Times - World]

A young Tibetan woman has carried the Olympic torch to the top of the world. Panting in the thin air at the top of Mount Everest, Tsering Wangmo was the last of five mountaineers battling high winds and freezing temperatures in a slow-moving mini-relay on the summit of the world’s highest peak — a trek that ended with jubilant shouts of “Beijing welcomes you!”.