Playing outdoors...

Charlie Houston, noted K2 explorer and guru of high altitude medicine wrote about "the thrill of danger controlled by skill." Whether scuba diving, hiking and rock climbing, riding motorcycle, skydiving, or engaged in whitewater sports, I have always been attracted to adventure, speed, and risk--danger controlled by skill. I'm not sure what exactly drives me, but I've come to accept it as a basic character trait of mine. I believe whatever biochemical component in my body that is responsible for this attraction to risk also provides the energy I've needed to overcome my various life challlenges that have arose.