Doesn't have to be Everest though. Everest is chosen because of its rank as one of the tallest. Physical feats do not last, beyond records. Hence an obsession

Doesn't have to be Everest though. Everest is chosen because of its rank as one of the tallest. Physical feats do not last, beyond records. Hence an obsession with dangerous feats. Scientific legacy does though. "It makes me feel alive." Great and all but lets not frame it as anything but a selfish roll of the dice.