As a Chinese, I am proud of my country and the 2008 Olympic Games being held in BEIJING. The Olympic torch carried to the top of Everest, Beijing will be the most successful and impressive host city!

Janet, ZJ, China

As a Chinese, I am proud of my country and the 2008 Olympic Games being held in BEIJING. The Olympic torch carried to the top of Everest, Beijing will be the most successful and impressive host city!

Janet, ZJ, China

I eagerly await the epic 5 set tennis match between East and West on this page.

Strawberries anyone?

Howard, Manchester,

I am bored of cynical comments except for Charlie’s, which made me laugh because it reminds me of an old Hollywood movie of fake human landing on the moon. I want the Times to report more about climbers; preperation, training or anything else focusing on them. I think they have done a great job.

Hideo, kawasaki, Japan

Mike 　zugerman　Chris

‘worthless’, ‘ridiculous’, ‘pointless’
Hoho, I can perceive what you want to say and what you feel. But tell me that for you, what would like be worthy, sound and meaningful other than protesting, disturbing, cursing, ruining, or beating the girl on wheelchair?

chen, beijing, china

Charlie, London, UK

Don't be a sour grape. They were there all right and I was there in spirit. We were all shouting " Long Live China, Long Live the Olympics, Long Live Beijing". Just wonderful.

One world, One dream, everyone.

Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Mark, Woking, UK

I have seen the Chinese TV on the climb. Don't happen to see any of the dozen burly Chinese Chaps up the mountain. Did not hear someone shouting "Long Live Tibet" just "long Live Olympics 2008" and "Long Live Beijing" and of course there was the Chinese National flag& the torch

Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

After all the ugly scenarios lately, I would like to thank the Chinese officials for this gesture of good will and good taste.

David, Pemberton, Canada

I think the whole thing is faked - with the total media clampdown and climbing ban who would know whether this charade was set up a few metres from base camp??

Charlie, London, UK

Well Done China! Let us all unite and applaud the Chinese for upholding the ideals of the Olympic movement which represents all mankind. Long Live The Olympics! Long Live China!

Jane Silvestre, Singapore, SIngapore

This is so typical of many westerners China can do no right in their eyes. Can you not see the symbolism in this and not be cynical? I lament that in the 21st century relationship between nations is still win lose. Why cannot it be win win. This can only come from learning to respect one another.

Richard Tan, Melbourne, Australia

History will remember this ... as a triumph of human spirits and the rise of a new, grand, pluralistic society that runs counter to the ethnic strife that has blinded much of the rest of the world...

A Yu, Palo Alto, CA, USA

impressive on one hand, a stupid pathetic, pointless show of insecurity on the other. actually i can't decide but this who debacle is a bit sad. China is winning no friends through this, but like an insecure teenager looking to show itself to the world.

Chris, Sydney, Australia

I bet nobody knew that Colonel Sir George Everest was a Welshman from Abergavenny. He conducted the great trignometric survey of British India in 1856, when the highest mountain in the world was first mapped and identified. He did not want it called Everest, preferring a Tibetan name instead.

Colin, Cambridge, Wales

Ive always thought that Mt Everest was 8848 meters not 8850 meters.

Peter, Umeå, La suede

Sad - this drags the already tarnished name of the olympics through the dirt . One would think that the millions of dollars spent on this fatuous & ultimately worthless tour would best be spent elsewhere, the olympic committee should ensure that in future the flames tour is rather less ostentatious.

zugerman, zurich, switzerland

The symbol is the symbol. Everest is a famous mountain that the whole world has heard of. It is an international mountain ascended and owned by everyone. The Olympic flame has simply reached the summit and does not endorse the political ambitions of any one nation. There is no need for a fuss.

Boris, Belgravia, London

You sad jokers. Get a life. Run 400m up a mountain until you have some blood in your veins. Are you so adult and bourgeois that you can not be inspired even by this? Just cynical rich western bores. Is there anyone else in Europe who loves the Olympics, loves that China loves Tibet too?

Simon O'Callaghan, London,

We Chinese have our rights to plan the torch relay. It is our stage to show the word the real China. Maybe some people are not satisfied with us. I want to say that what they heard may be not true. If they want to judge others, tthey should be sure they are responsible for what they said.

Ye Yinyang, Jinhua, China

"Long live Tibet!" and "Long live Beijing!", Proud of you.

Steve, London,

Sad? Western dalai's serfs? It must be very disappointing to see that Han and Tibet Chinese are living happily and harmoriously together! haha...

a civilian, Big apple,

What on earth was the point ?

Mike, Nottingham, UK

Just out of shot are a dozen burly Chinese chaps, jogging alongside in blue shell suits.

Mark, Woking, UK

Does anyone give a hoot about this ridiculous propaganda exercise apart from the Chinese?

Oonagh, Dublin,

Top of Everest - One place where the protesters can not be found

Nicholas Iles, Oswestry, Shropshire