. >> reporter: the british adventure seeker neil lauten and his friends.o cross the frozing bering strait seen in this dramatic coast guard video, rescued off the thin ice that stranded them for 12 hours. high above the andes mountains of bolivia, these adrenali adrenaline-seeking tourists signed up to ride their bikes down el camino del muerte, "the death road." >> he assures me it's safe. >> reporter: these crosses lining the roadway in memory of the thousands who have died here cascading off the cliffsides. for many thrill seekers, it's an alluring flirtation with danger that drives them. perhaps it's what drove britain's ben inese to pose with an alleged hijacker on an egypt air flight earlier this week. my colleague david muir spoke with him earlier today. >> what were you trying to accomplish by taking that image? >> i wanted him to understand that i was a human. i was doing human things. that i wasn't just a faceless victim. i also wanted to get a better look at the device, at him. i needed to understand if he had any other weapons. >> is there any