Everest climbers prepare for ban (AP)

Climbers, left, walk up the snow slope along the North Ridge of Mount Everest in this May 2006 file photo. Climbers are being told by Nepalese officials that Mount Everest's summit will be put off-limits to the public from all sides during the first 10 days of May, so the Chinese can carry an Olympic torch to the summit without risking a high-altitude confrontation over Tibet's future. (AP Photo/Dave Watson, File)AP - Climbers are being told by Nepalese officials that Mount Everest’s summit will be put off-limits to the public from all sides during the first 10 days of May, so the Chinese can carry an Olympic torch to the summit without risking a high-altitude confrontation over Tibet’s future.

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