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I'll jump in with a little alternative perspective:

After the Corps, I was traveling around climbing a lot. Until bad accident almost killed me. Wind River Range. Lumpy Ridge. Half Dome. Devil's Tower.

I didn't do it to talk with non climbers about it. They're not impressed, and usually think you're crazy.

I did it because it's a freaking amazing rush.

The view from the top of Devil's Tower. Taken while enjoying a beer:



A few days later:





I was actively searching for the rush I got in the Corps. It's pretty hard to replicate, and if you find a way to do it, it's not gonna be safe.

Being dropped 54 feet by a knot-pass mistake by my belay cured me from trying to replicate the rush.

Mostly.