2014 Winter Olympics Torch Relay route set to include journey into space!

Sochi 2014 leaders outlined their plans today for their torch relay to the IOC members at the session in Durban, South Africa.

“Russia was the first country to send a man into space some 50 years ago,” Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov told the IOC. “So, we are proud that now we have the opportunity to be the first nation to send the Olympic torch into space.” 

In addition to space Russia plans on sending the flame to the top of Russia's tallest mountain and the bottom of the world's deepest lake.

Visits to Mount Elbrus and Lake Baikal will be part of the Olympic flame’s 20-day, 17,000-mile journey, with 14,000 torch bearers used in the buildup to the Sochi Games, Zukov said.

“The torch relay is to demonstrate the character of modern Russia, its great historical and cultural achievements and the achievements of the common people,” Zhukov said.

Sounds pretty EPIC!!