Mount Everest Bloggers Keep World Posted On Olympic Torch Obstruction

"Olympic-Torch Security Troops Block Everest Bloggers' Climb" from Wired reports that Mount Everest climbers have been stymied by the Olympic Torch security - and with a news blackout - the blogging community is keeping the world in touch.

With a news blackout in effect since Monday at the Everest base camp -- and no news media at camps farther up the mountain -- the situation is being chronicled only by a smattering of international climber/bloggers.

"We saw lots of military staff and one solider carrying a very sophisticated sniper type of gun," Jim Curtin wrote on his blog Monday.

Curtin has been blogging his ascent of Everest for several weeks but is now stuck at Camp 2, at 21,000 feet.