The thrill of flirting with death is not what I would call an interesting life.  It created distress amongst those closest to him.  The need to achieve the highest high to ward off the lowest low.  Even his fellow extreme risk colleagues were worried about him.  To me, this crosses the line of what this man wanted to achieve in life, or death.  I think more mourn his death than celebrate his life, and this leads me to believe this was a wasted life.