Many mountain climbers regard climbing Mount Everest as the ultimate achievement. But climbers should not attempt this climb since the risk of death or serious injury in an Everest expedition is very high. Moreover, the romantic notion of gaining spiritual discovery atop Everest is dispelled by climbers' reports that the only profound experiences they had at the top were of exhaustion and fear.
The principle that mountain climbers and other athletes should carefully examine the underlying reasons they have for participating in their sports most helps to justify the reasoning above, if valid.