Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner has inspired others to seek adventure . Psychologist Dr. James Thompson says adventurers tend to be more extroverted . Adventure is so much a part of his life , it seems , that it is an urge that can only be extinguished by death . Hide Caption Insurers say `` Nifty Fifties '' are seeking adventures once the kids have left home .
Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner has inspired others to seek adventure . Psychologist Dr. James Thompson says adventurers tend to be more extroverted . Hide Caption Insurers say `` Nifty Fifties '' are seeking adventures once the kids have left home .