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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 272095" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>Whatever! </p><p></p><p>Have you heard the plans on the torch run? The Chinese plan to Tranverse Mt. Everest with the Olympic Torch! </p><p></p><p>The plan as I understand it is to summit via the Nepal side through the Khumbu Icefall, up the Lhotse face to the South Col and then to the summit via the traditional Hillary approach (that's Sir Edmund not Clinton you ding dong) and then go down on the Tibet North Col side and the traditonal Mallory route. Since the climbing season is a small 2 week window in May because of the weather on the summit, be on the lookout for this bold move designed to grab international headlines. According to the article, they plan an earlier accent to avoid the traffic jam on the mountain during the normal climbing period.</p><p></p><p>I haven't read the exact specific plan but I assume a relay team of climbers will be used but will it all be Chinese? Pretty stout climb for this IMO.</p><p></p><p>If they really want to impress me, traverse Karakoram 2!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 272095, member: 2189"] Whatever! Have you heard the plans on the torch run? The Chinese plan to Tranverse Mt. Everest with the Olympic Torch! The plan as I understand it is to summit via the Nepal side through the Khumbu Icefall, up the Lhotse face to the South Col and then to the summit via the traditional Hillary approach (that's Sir Edmund not Clinton you ding dong) and then go down on the Tibet North Col side and the traditonal Mallory route. Since the climbing season is a small 2 week window in May because of the weather on the summit, be on the lookout for this bold move designed to grab international headlines. According to the article, they plan an earlier accent to avoid the traffic jam on the mountain during the normal climbing period. I haven't read the exact specific plan but I assume a relay team of climbers will be used but will it all be Chinese? Pretty stout climb for this IMO. If they really want to impress me, traverse Karakoram 2! [/QUOTE]
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