Reporters reach Mt. Qomolangma media center

A man walks behind flag poles flying the Olympic flag, the Chinese national flag and the official Beijing Olympic Games flag, with the peak of Mt. Qomolangma, also known as Mt. Everest in the West, in the distance on the outskirts of Qomolangma Base Camp at Shegar, Tibet, April 28, 2008. Thirty reporters, including 11 foreigners, reached the Mt. Qomolangma media center Monday to cover the ascent of the Beijing Olympic flame to the world's highest peak. [Agencies]

A sign welcomes visitors to an observation point for Mount Qomolangma (L), also known as Mt Everest, near the township of Shegar, Tibet, April 28, 2008. Thirty reporters, including 11 foreigners, reached the Mt. Qomolangma media center Monday to cover the ascent of the Beijing Olympic flame to the world's highest peak. [Agencies]

A German journalist (L) looks from an observation point at Mt. Qomolangma, also known as Mt. Everest in the West, at Shegar, Tibet, April 28, 2008. Thirty reporters, including 11 foreigners, reached the Mt. Qomolangma media center Monday to cover the ascent of the Beijing Olympic flame to the world's highest peak. [Xinhua]

Foreign and local journalists look from an observation point at Mt. Qomolangma, also known as Mt. Everest in the West, at Shegar, Tibet, April 28, 2008. Thirty reporters, including 11 foreigners, reached the Mt. Qomolangma media center Monday to cover the ascent of the Beijing Olympic flame to the world's highest peak. [Agencies]