Iran s Nuclear Zealot

I'm a big fan of cities.

The climbers got on the southeast ridge.

These are some climbers waiting to go to the summit.

So makers are enthusiasts they're amateurs they're people who love doing what they do.

Fads, Frenzies, and Finance

The Alpinists carried out the ascent, but they did not return safely.

For you nerds, here's a little behind the scenes.

Wild is love.

Sayyid Qutb is one of the founding fathers of fanatical Islam, one of the ideologues that inspired Osama bin Laden.

Democratic Hysteria

This is not good weather to climb in, so the climbers are just waiting, hoping that the wind's going to die down.

A mania for learning English.

China s Construction Fetish

You're a Californian utopian. You're a wild eyed optimist.

This climber was snow blind.

The original owner of the bottle turned out to be one of the most enthusiastic wine buffs of the 18th century.

Let's talk about manias.

Manias can be good.

There were five climbers lost here.

Europe s Misguided Investment Mania

Manias can be alarming.

Or manias can be deadly.

And there were climbers on that summit ridge.

My older brother is a very enthusiastic soccer fan.

So the climbers were coming down along this route.

The world has a new mania.

These are climbers moving up the Lhotse face, that mountain toward Camp Three.

They tried to radio a message to Rob Hall, who was a superb climber stuck, sort of, with a weak climber up near the summit.

And he dashed across the top of the mountains.

Are the Saudis Fanatics?

I loved statistics from a young age.

And the entire valley goes crazy.

And dengue fever has grown in speed quite phenomenally.

We gained the top of Mt. Fuji at last.

But barbecue's interesting, because it's one of these cult foods like chili, or bouillabaisse.

So, as the climbers came by me, I sort of assessed whether or not they were in condition to continue on further down.

As I was taking care of these climbers, we got a startling experience.

There were still 18 other climbers that we weren't aware of their condition.

And that's the nickname given to this disease.

So why is it spreading so fast?

When the worst disaster in the history of Mount Everest climbs occurred, Ken Kamler was the only doctor on the mountain. At TEDMED, he shares the incredible story of the climbers' battle against extreme conditions and uses brain imaging technology to map the medical miracle of one man who survived roughly 36 hours buried in the snow.

China News Service He Penglei In the last 10 years or so, environmental protection issues at Mount Everest have become increasingly prominent as the number of Mount Everest explorers and tourists increased significantly.

I want to climb this mountain.

Smaller groups of fanatics will always be present everywhere.