The proportion of technical degrees in members of every university mountaineering club I've ever been in/met has always been ridiculously high. The same seems t

The proportion of technical degrees in members of every university mountaineering club I've ever been in/met has always been ridiculously high. The same seems to be also true for climbers/cavers/ski-mo people I've met outside of uni. I think you're right that there must be something in the mind set that encourages those sorts of pursuit. I've always put it down to a combination of preferring individual pursuits over team sports and a love of discovery. Heaps of these people love their Subarus so it might be less of the case that hackers love the car and more that hackers love getting outdoors and therefore love the car. I know I love mine.