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Maltese flag flies high, very high

This is the first picture sent from Nepal, of the Challenge8000 team at summit of Mt. Cho Oyu (8201m). The Maltese climbers reached the top of the world's sixth highest mountain on Thursday. Greg Attard, Marco Cremona and Robert Gatt took just 8.5 hours to climb the 1050m from Camp 2 where they had been resting. They had climbed 700m from Camp 1 a few hours before. The ascent of Mt Cho Oyu, one of only 14 mountains over 8000m, was the highest to be climbed by Maltese nationals.

The Challenge8000 team will attempt to climb Mt. Everest in March 2010. Mt Everest is 650m higher and lies a mere 30 km from Cho Oyu.

See also http://www.timesofmalta.com/life/view/20090929/news/climber-s-log-on-reaching-the-summit

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