The China Post
July 7, 2017
By: dpa
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The torch relay bringing the flame for the 2017 Universiade to host city Taipei hit
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a new high Friday — literally — as a team of the climbers took it to the summit of Taiwan’s tallest peak.
The 3,952-meter mountain, also called Jade Mountain, was the first stop for the torch since it arrived from Italy.
The 10-person team set off from the trailhead on Thursday morning and spent the night at Paiyun Lodge at an elevation of 3,400 meters. It was then an early rise on Friday — 2:30 a.m. — for the final push.
Two and a half kilometers later and about 500 meters higher, they reached the peak at 5:20 a.m.
The torch still has many more stops to make around Taiwan before the Universide kicks off in Taipei. The multidisciplinary sporting event, which is open only to university students, runs from Aug. 19 to 30. [FULL STORY]
