Well I know of at least one other famous climber (Nims Purja) who was part of the SBS in the UK military and was quite well respected during his time of service. So I don’t think it’s universally true that all people willing to take big risks climbing are unsuited for leadership.
As it turns out, he did! He climbed all 14 mountains over 8000 meters in just seven months, and nearly died several times in the attempt. I’ve been very slowly writing a post about him over the past few months which I hope to post soon.
Well I know of at least one other famous climber (Nims Purja) who was part of the SBS in the UK military and was quite well respected during his time of service. So I don’t think it’s universally true that all people willing to take big risks climbing are unsuited for leadership.
Fair point. I do wonder if he ever took the kind of extreme risks in climbing described in this post.
As it turns out, he did! He climbed all 14 mountains over 8000 meters in just seven months, and nearly died several times in the attempt. I’ve been very slowly writing a post about him over the past few months which I hope to post soon.