The camp of Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame at 8,300 meters of the Mt. Qomolangma is seen in this picture taken on May 7, 2008. The climbers started the final assault of the peak at 3:00 am from the amp and are due to reach summit at around 10:00 am.

Li Zhixin, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Olympic flame Qomolangma mountaineering team contacts with climbers carrying the flame en route to the summit from the base camp at the foot of the mountain May 8, 2008. The climbers started the final assault from the camp at 8,300 meters of the mountain at 3:00 am on Thursday and are expected to reach the summit at around 10:00 am.