BEIJING — An Olympic flame reached the top of the world today.
Live television footage showed a Chinese mountaineering team holding up a specially designed torch — separate from the main Olympic flame — along with Chinese and Olympic flags on the peak of Mount Everest.
“One World, One Dream,” a climber said on the approach to the peak, repeating the slogan for the Olympics.
The 19-member team broke camp before dawn and reached the top of the 29,035-foot mountain a little more than six hours later.
The climbers crowded together at the top and passed the torch among themselves.
Olympic organizers hope the dramatic image will counter some of the damaging publicity from the uprising and protests during the international leg of the torch relay.
