Because it's there..........
I think George Mallory explains this nicely.
There is no point. Like life, the purpose is in the challenge.
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.....to have such a supportive partner. That must have helped make the whole ordeal somewhat more bearable; without that support, he may have ended up as one more suicide statistic chalked up as a victory in the Great Crusade.
I wish them both well. And his friends who assumed the worst of him ? Better off without them.
"Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds"
First published in the mid 19th century, this continues to be the best dissection of the ongoing craziness that is humanity. All potential Web 2.0 investors should read the South Sea bubble chapter.
Peace out......