Inspiring?

Having watched Everest and read Cold: Extreme Adventures at the Lowest Temperatures on Earth my view has changed to that these people are selfish glory seekers who can potentially cause a lot of grief and heartache for the people they leave behind when they screw up. As well as huge expense for rescue operations (which then put other people's life at risk).

I sort of understand your pov, but in this day and age they're literally making up dangerous challenges for themselves and have been for decades now.