Olympic Torch's Everest Climb Raises Controversy
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Three dozens Chinese climbers, including several ethnic Tibetans, are ascending Mt. Everest with the Olympic Torch. The flame's assault up the world's highest mountain is seen as one of the highlights of the torch's relay in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 8. Recent heavy snows on the mountain delayed the final ascent.

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