It's called hubris. What they also fail to mention is the even higher death rate of the Nepalese Sherpas. Then there are piles of abandoned equipment and denuded woodlands in the foothills ( a major problem regionwide, partially countered by reforestation efforts and a manure powered electrical generator invented by an acquaintance.) I was at a party with one of these characters. He bungee jumped, he skydived, he was a ironman competitor etc. etc. Finally he asked another guest what he did for fun." Oh, Im a reconstructive surgeon with doctors without borders and made $250,000 last year off people like you with bad gene combinants. Thats a nice transplant, Bosley Medical Group, right?" He was short, balding and utterly unassuming. Guess who the women gravitated to? : No, it wasn't me ;O(