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Thank you Gentlemen for your responses.

TR wrote, "your description sounds like he might be that sort of person."

He seems more addicted to the abuse inherent in thin air/hypoxic climbing. As far as I can tell from my limited exposure to climbing (low-altitude, non-technical routes in the Olympic mountains: real basic stuff) climbing is essentially a masochistic activity. Elevation gain is a grind no matter how you take it; kicking steps into soft snow just makes it worse. But I kind of dig it, so what can I say?

In regards to Peregrino's comments, I couldn't agree more. But in one part of the book though, he talks about how if one is going to succeed, one must fully commit to the activity. For him, obviously, it's climbing. For guys on this board, the comment works equally well for SF training/missions. I guess I'm trying to say that there may be nuggets of value from this in spite of his anti-social behaviors.

From the book jacket, it says that he undergoes some form of maturation through his experiences. We'll see.

Thanks again,

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