The torch relay's ascent of Mt. Qomolangma, the highlight for the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay, is a great feat in the Olympic history. The torch bearers' team for the Qomolangma leg will carry the torch to ascend the peak in any possible day with favorable weather conditions in May. On the day when the torch ascends the peak, the torch relay activities in relevant province will be suspended and resumed after the ascent, in order to avoid two torch events going on simultaneously. After the ascent, the flame will be kept in Lhasa and then join the flame which arrives in Lhasa during the relay in the mainland of China.

(China.org.cn March 19, 2008)