The people I know who have soloed have all done so for deeply personal reasons, not for glory. I don’t know Alex, and can’t speak to his motivations.
I do think the marketing of “extreme” sports, including the fact that the term “extreme sport” even exists probably promote more of the “glory” seeking than most of the people who have participated in the activity.
I’m guessing you don’t climb Jen, but making a statement like this reads to a climber the same way the statement “Revealing exploits at DefCon promotes illegal hacking.” comes off in security circles.
