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(mountaineering) The compulsion to reach the summit of a mountain at all costs. / (figuratively, by extension) The obsessive need to complete a task.

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summit fever

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Source Word

summit fever

uncountable broadly figuratively

Japanese Meaning

（登山において）山頂に必ず登ろうとする強迫観念・衝動 / （比喩的に）目標やタスクを完遂しようとする過度の執着・没頭

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The climbers' summit fever compelled them to ignore the guide's warnings and press on toward the peak.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

登山者たちの頂上到達への強迫観念が、ガイドの警告を無視して山頂へ向かって進み続けさせた。

Sense（1）

(mountaineering) The compulsion to reach the summit of a mountain at all costs.

Now that we were so close on Kilimanjaro, summit fever was taking me again.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

(figuratively, by extension) The obsessive need to complete a task.

We suffer from summit fever. We push just a little harder, hoping we can rest when we get to the top. When we postpone an oasis until our to-do list is finished or until we've answered all of the 193 emails in our in-box, then we have summit fever.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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