brian: when did you do mount kilimanjaro and why?om: the simple why is because it was for "travel and leisure." what was for intriguing about the piece, you may be familiar with scott fisher, he wound up dying on mount everest. it was in the "into thin air" book which turned into a movie. he had a mountaineering copy, and adventure travel company. rather than take the main tourist route, he was hiking up the back of kilimanjaro, bushwhacking our way up. it was also an opportunity to hike with him. the sadness of that was he was a really good traveling companion. really good photographer, affable guy. subsequent to our hike, he actually asked me to go along on the trip on everest. i am not a technical climber, but you can get as high as i think 21,000 feet to the upper base camp, and at the time it did not work out with my schedule. i remember being at home one night and getting a call, 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, from his assistant. as soon as i heard the voice on my answering machine, and picked up the phone, if you get a call at 3

. >> was anything happening when you climbed kilimanjaro there that relates to fossil fuel emissions? >> the air is very thin, but if you are referring to the glacier on top of -- >> i'm asking you, was anything happening on kilimanjaro? >> the glacier is still there on top. >> that is not answering my question. >> do you believe human activity is driving the temperature increases on the planet? >> i believe that man has an impact on the climate, but what is not completely understood is what the impact is. >> the new head of the epa. given that response, what does that say to you about what can be expected of wheeler's approach leading this agency? >> well, i think we'll see more of the same. you know, mr. pruitt was clearly in bed with industry. his replacement is of the same ilk. this is an administration that has shown itself to be anything but about draining the swamp. i mean the president ran on draining the swamp, but it seems more as if the swamp monsters have taken control of the government. and it is that way whether we look at the epa, whether we look at the president's own

>> stephen: yeah, you climbed mount kilimanjaro. >> i did!re. >> i just did it in april. >> stephen: you just did this. >> in april, yes. >> stephen: okay, that is-- what-- i-- uhh. >> ( laughs ) >> stephen: i don't know where to begin. like, is it the first mountain you've ever climbed. >> first mountain i ever climbed. first time i have been camping, guys. i just dove right into the deep end. >> stephen: wait a second, the first thing you did was climb the tallest mountain in africa. >> and camped out for a week on the mountain. >> stephen: was this glamping? >> it was not glamping. no, no, no, no. >> stephen: for those of you who don't know, glamping is glamour camping. >> it was the opposite of glamping. you know, you're just sleeping on the ground in a tent and trying to stay warm. >> stephen: and how high are we talking here? how high do you get at the end? >> it's almost 20,000 feet at the end, the summit. >> stephen: okay, so, what did you do-- because i had a friend who did it and he got sick, actually, going up, because of the altit

, administrator wheeler is an eagle scout and perhaps most impressively of all he climbed mount kilimanjaro. i have seen firsthand a thoughtful and collaborative person and his approach to issues. i regularly see him speak up. so be alert. >> he has served -- so he understands the important role each of you play. he talks about his past experience at epa and he talks about it with pride. it is clear that he cares deeply about this agency and its mission. so please join me in giving a warm welcome to acting administrator, andrew wheeler. [ applause ]. >> thank you and good afternoon. thank you henry for that generous introduction. i do want to announce, -- will be assuming the duties of the acting deputy administrator to help me in my role as the acting administrator going forward. thank you, henry, for agreeing to take on that role. [ applause ]. >> it is a privilege and an honor to be standing before you today as acting administrator to the environmental protection agency. i am humbled and grateful to president trump who has given me the opportunity to lead this agency, the very agency whe

kilimanjaro. i have seen firsthand how thoughtful and collaborative he is in his approach to issues. in meetingings, i regularly see him seek out the opinions of others, careers and politicals alive. so be alert. he has served his agency as both a career employee and now as a political, so he understands the important role each of you play. when he talks about his past specious at epa, he talks about it with pride. it's clear that he cares deeply about this agency and its mission. so please join me in giving a warm welcome to acting administrator, andrew wheeler. >> thank you and good afternoon. and thank you, henry, for that generous introduction. i do want to announce henry darin will be assuming the duties of the acting deputy administrator to help me in my role as the acting administrator going forward. and thank you, henry, for agreeing to take on that new responsibility. it is a privilege and an honor to be standing before you today as acting administrator of the environmental protection age

kilimanjaro and just finished the el camino de santiago, a 400-mile-long pilgrimage across spain. ♪ het in time for pamplona's san fermin festival, the week-long nonstop celebration of life and death. for some it's a coming of age. for others a tested tradition. for ivan it's a second chance to outrun danger. >> running a marathon you just put one foot in front of the other and don't quit and eventually you'll cross the finish line. but i think the fis he is not getting gored. >> reporter: and with the opening of the gates the battle begins. he was swallowed by the frenzy. but as others tumbled like bowling pins ivan stood his ground. >> here we go. >> reporter: he's guided through the darkness by his friends colonel fred dumar and david kaiser. >> you can hear the bulls go by like just swipe by you. and then you can hear thepl as well as like the panic. the panic and fear. people just running in fear, in total fear. and being blind, you just don't know what's coming. is that bull like right behind me or is he five feet? is he an inch? >> we've got to go. >> reporter: in the end he esc

ricks: climb kilimanjaro. >> ok. person you would like to have lunch with. mr. ricks: i'd like to have lunch with the current pope. >> outstanding. one of your favorite songs? mr. ricks: my favorite song is led zeppelin "fools in the rai n." >> favorite -- team growing up. mr. ricks: san francisco giant. >> your best sport? he one yousupport, t like best? mr. ricks: >> good for health. what are your favorite movies? mr. ricks: the original star wars. >> you have a lot of takers on that one. your go to website? mr. ricks: google. >> one way you disconnect. mr. ricks: where do i disconnect? in the woods. i like the outdoors. >> a favorite vacation spot. mr. ricks: jackson hole wyoming. >> now you can find him there. describe, if you could, detroit in one word. mr. ricks: the tigers. [laughter] [applause] >> beautiful, yes. time,is will need some advice to your 25-year-old self. mr. ricks: slow down. be more patient. >> thank you. ladies and gentlemen, what a treat. dave ricks. mr. ricks: thank for having me. appreciate it. [captions copyright national cable satell

kilimanjaro. >> okay. a person would you like to have lunch with? think i would like to have lunch -- with the current pope list.be top on my >> outstanding, thank you. songs?your favorite > my favorite song, led zeppelin, "foot in the rain." favorite team? >> giants. >> your best support, your best the one you like best? ati like cycling, maybe best that. >> what are your favorite movies? star wars.inal >> a lot of takers on that one. website?o google. >> one way you disconnect? disconnect?i in the woods. i like the outdoors. spot?orite vacation >> jackson hole, wyoming. >> these are combined answers. describe, if you could, detroit in one word. the tigers. [laughter] [applause] time.d this will need some self. to your 25-year-old patient.down, be more >> ladies and gentlemen, what a treat. >> thank you for having me. appreciate it. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] c-span's washington journ

kilimanjaro and just finished a 4,000-mile pilgrimage across spain.nstop celebration of life and death. for some, it's a coming of age. for others a tested tradition. for ivan, it's a second chance to outrun danger. >> you put one foot in front of the other and don't quit and eventually you'll cross the finish line, but i think the finish line here is not getting gored, you know? >> reporter: and with the opening of the gates, the battle begins. he was swallowed by the frenzy. but as others tumbled like bowling pins, ivan stood his ground. he's guided through the darkness by his friends colonel fred dummar and david kaiser. >> you can hear the bulls go by like just swipe by you and then likehe panic. panic and fear of people just running in fear, in total fear, and being blinding you just don't know what's coming. is that bull light right behind me or he five feet? is he an inch? >> reporter: in the end he escaped from the half mile sprint uninjured. >> never, ever did i thought i was going to come run with the bulls. >> reporter: has this experience