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Sophie Maclean discusses the Mountain Climbing Theorem. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Sophie Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJL8jqE19RlDCMJp7psCA6r Sophie Maclean is based at Kings College, London: https://sophiethemathmo.wordpress.com Brady's boiling water at Everest video - https://youtu.be/JTL4dj3Gx1o Some short clips from the Everest Base Camp Trek - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLky6yurD40o7BWCHu2kkQX8CZ5zrhxV2I Everest from a plane - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3AK7c42mUY Grave of Everest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgYJOIrmSG0 The Everest Problem (Objectivity) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXBYWc4L83Q Letters from Everest (Objectivity) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0cGW5bcQlM Climbing pics of Sophie courtesy of Mike Nolan: https://mikenolanclimbing.co.uk/ Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://bit.ly/numberphile-janestreet We are also grateful for support from the Ben Delo Foundation - https://delo.org/ NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Video by Brady Haran & Pete McPartlan Numberphile T-Shirts and Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/numberphile Brady's videos subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/BradyHaran/ Brady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/ Sign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9